Is land conservation an unneeded expense or an investment in our future? Do we need to choose between economic growth and open space protection? Accumulating evidence indicates that these goals are not mutually exclusive but instead closely linked. Join Richard Pritzlaff from the Trust for Public Land's Chesapeake Field Office to learn more about open space values and available strategies that can help communities conserve natural resources.

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit land conservation organization founded to protect land for public enjoyment. We believe that connecting people to land through parks, recreation areas, working lands, and natural open spaces is key to livable communities and a healthy environment.

TPL was founded in 1972 as a new kind of land-saving organization: entrepreneurial, business-oriented, and able to move quickly in the marketplace. TPL's experts in law, finance, real estate, fundraising, government, and public relations work nationwide to help citizens and government agencies identify lands they wish to see protected and then help them accomplish their land-saving goals.

Uncertainties surrounding open space protection in Prince William County grow with each passing year. Yet choices exist for communities that understand the opportunities. We hope you can join us for the Trust for Public Land presentation, which will include a question-and-answer period. We hope you can linger after the presentation to meet and share ideas with your neighbors throughout Prince William County.

WHEN: Thursday, September 12, 2002 at 7:30pm

WHERE: Manassas Mall Community Room

Sponsored by Prince William Conservation Alliance, in cooperation with The Trust for Public Lands. Registration is free. For more information contact:
Kim Hosen
Prince William Conservation Alliance
703.499.4954
pwca@pwconserve.org