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Climate destabilization and environmental degradation have put at risk a runnable planet. RPL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting public lands and expanding access to nature.

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OUR MISSION

We empower runners to protect public lands and expand access to nature for all.

OUR VISION

A world in which everyone has access to healthy, runnable landscapes.

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Bringing road and trail runners together to care f

Bringing road and trail runners together to care for our public lands. 💚💚💚.
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Our Trail Work Series program is officially underway, and already, it’s making an impact: 53 runners have contributed over 200 hours of hands-on work. Much love to everyone who is putting in the work, especially right now, to tend to our paths, trails, and public lands. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼.
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Curious to learn more about the program and/or join an upcoming event? Swipe through, or tap the link in our bio. 💚💚💚.

You know what time it is: @trailfilmfest. 🎉 📽️ 💚.
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This year, RPL is hosting 2 watch parties to celebrate the 2025 @trailfilmfest, featuring six amazing films: Elite Heart (@devinwhetstone and Jordan Marie Whetstone feat. @callievinsonn)), The Pointe Pessey (Alexandre Chambet feat. Iris), Our Terrain (@anna__brannon feat. @shalinibhajjan), Talk to Frank (@sfm_films feat. Maleek and Frank), We Are Here. We Run Long (@tonywithasony feat. @werunlong) and Halfway to Crazy (@danby4 feat. @runcandicerun). 🎙️🎙️🎙️.
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Join us 4/2 in Ventura at @topatopabrewingco or 4/18 in Carlsbad at The Bermuda Club. Link in bio to register and save your seat! Swipe right to get a couple glimpses into @trailfilmfest and our watch party from last year. Head over to @trailfilmfest to see a trailer for the films. 💚💚💚.

What was inside our March Newsletter? 👟🎙️💚.
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ICMYI, we sent out our monthly newsletter earlier this week. Swipe right to see what was inside March’s newsletter: 💚 Updates and information about the recent firing of 5,700 civil servants from federal land management agencies; 💚 Save-the-dates for @trailfilmfest in April; 💚 an easy-to-use letter template to send letters to Congress; 💚 if you missed the Run for Public Lands weeklong virtual running event with @evergreentrail, there’s still a way you can support RPL; 💚 and we share highlights from our first few Trail Work Series events: 53 runners contributed 200+ hours of hands-on work.
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Link in bio to read in full. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼.

Calling all Race Directors in the states. 👟🎙

Calling all Race Directors in the states. 👟🎙️💚.
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If you are a Race Director in the states—either road or trail race—the deadline to join and sign our second letter to Congress is today. We’ve sent out emails to our Race Directors Collective, but if you didn’t receive that and want to be included, DM us here or reach out to info@runnersforpubliclands.org. We’ll send you a link to the sign-on letter, which only takes a minute to fill out. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼.
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So far, we have signatures from 144 Race Directors, representing 1200+ road and trail races, 277 of which happen on federal land, in over 40 states. 🗺️💯🥰.
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To note: if you signed our first letter in December 2024, that does not automatically sign you up for this letter. Please make sure you’ve signed this one, as well, if you’d like to join our continued efforts. 💚💚💚