Our Work
Our work at RPL is shared. We empower runners to protect public lands, engage in climate action, and expand access to nature for all.
We’re striving towards a world in which everyone has access to healthy and runnable landscapes.
Runners are motivated to be involved in their local communities to protect cherished landscapes and expand access to nature. Together we can make on positive impact in our community by volunteering locally and supporting national outdoor recreation and environmental advocacy efforts. RPL approaches this through community service, education, and civic engagement.
As the largest outdoor recreational group in the country, 60 million strong, runners can make a difference. RPL applies its passion for human endurance, beautiful landscapes, and coming together to inspire and support runners for environmental advocacy, conservation work, and promoting environmental corporate responsibility and international cooperation.
Community Service
We host service projects that activate runners to steward local landscapes and connect with community partners who are committed to protecting the places where we run.
Education
We provide educational resources and empower runners to protect public lands through free tools, storytelling, community events and awareness campaigns.
Civic Engagement
We enable runners to take action to protect public lands and expand access to nature for all through policy agendas, civic engagement campaigns, and legislative work.
Runners for Public Lands is based on the ancestral homelands of the Chumash people. We express our gratitude for their understanding and stewardship of the living lands through which we run.
– RPL Land Acknowledgement