Episode 16 - A Tale of Three Oases

About this episode

This episode highlights three remarkable TPL projects, including a schoolyard initiative, a new wildlife management area, and the rewilding of an old golf course.

It’s year-end, and we’re highlighting three remarkable TPL projects in this month’s podcast. In our “People,” segment, we talk with a Philadelphia principal who chased her dream and brought a schoolyard to her community. In our “Nature” segment, we learn about a new wildlife management area—twice the size of Central Park—located just outside downtown Minneapolis. And in our third segment, our “Big Idea,” an old golf course is “rewilded” in fire-prone Marin, California, to create a place...

People in this episode

Host: Ronda Lee Chapman

Guest: Philadelphia principal

Topics covered

• schoolyard
• wildlife management
• rewilding
• community projects
• urban nature

Keywords

• schoolyard
• wildlife management area
• rewilding
• urban nature
• community projects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trust for Public Land

Places: Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Marin, California

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