Message from Founder

Welcome to Land For The People! My vision for this site is to inspire people to preserve vast amounts of wild and natural land in perpetuity. We need your help, not only to donate to our land trust partner, but also to inspire others and spread the word. Please join me in crafting our vision and shaping our message to others. This site is much more than a vehicle to raise funds, and I hope you will join our community.

While I’ve been an advocate for conserving land and have promoted environmental concepts for years, during a trip to Hawai’i in 2005 I had the idea of founding a grassroots ...

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Eco Video

Current TV’s ecospot contest inspired Bri to create a version of the following video. It turned out to be a wonderful and catchy way to introduce you to this site. We hope you like it!

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We want your voice on our front page. Please join our community and contribute your ideas on our forum so that we have something to say here! As we roll out the forum, we hope you will become a frequent visitor. Help inspire others to conserve land. We will feature your stories and ideas. Here’s an idea in the meantime:

Have you ever been to a local planning board meeting? You can have a voice in local land use by participating in meetings of governing and advising bodies. These bodies craft ordinances that govern land subdivision and zoning. They review and approve (or deny) applications made to develop land. Perhaps you would like a seat on your local planning commission?

Featured Articles

Rights to Clean air, Pure Water in State Constitution

March 12, 2009

Posted by Bri

A few weeks back I thought I’d hit a lottery: the local paper was filled with news of eco-friendly projects despite the state of the economy. This week an article mentioned that the Pennsylvania state consitution was amended in 1971 to say . . .

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Battle in Seattle

February 21, 2009

Posted by Bri

Last summer I saw the movie Battle in Seattle and came away with quite a brew of emotions. I started this article back then but never finished it. With the economic mess of 2009, we are on the cusp of . . .

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Raging for the Wild, Part 2

February 20, 2009

Posted by Bri

Since my September entry looking at unleashing our passion in a big way for wild and natural lands, people came out of the woodwork to support a change in the United States. President Barack Obama and family have moved . . .

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