Honors & Awards

Will Rogers will receive the LaGasse Medal for contributions to the management and conservation of natural resources and public landscapes. Rogers, the president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, has made long-term contributions to the preservation of natural resources and creation of public landscapes. Under his leadership, the organization has preserved 2.26 million acres of open space and worked on 287 parks and playgrounds. Rogers also directed the organization’s creation of ParkScore, a statistical vehicle to measure the success of the nation’s largest cities in providing close-to-home parks.