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[00:00:00.00] Text, L.L.Bean presents
[00:00:01.96] From above, a multi-lane highway stretches across the edge of a river with a city skyline behind it.
[00:00:07.92] Kids pain a ball court in a park.
[00:00:10.89] Another group works together to plant a tree.
[00:00:13.37] A ball swooshes through a net.
[00:00:16.34] Title, Putting the Outdoors in Play
[00:00:20.24] Episode 1: Planting the Seeds
[00:00:22.65] Lakeview Terrace, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2019
[00:00:27.51] Shanelle Smith Wingham, State Director, The Trust for Public Land, Ohio
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[00:00:32.70] Today, we're at Lakeview Terrace, which is one of the oldest public housing facilities in the country. Eleanor Roosevelt came here in 1937 to open it up. And back then, it was envisioned as this amazing green space. But right now, it's cut off by industry and a highway. But we are working with the residents to plant trees and, really, to build community.
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[00:00:54.56] Text, Giant highway retaining walls block Lakeview Terrace from its surroundings.
[00:00:59.35] L.L.Bean partnered with The Trust for Public Land to provide more ways for this community to enjoy the outdoors
[00:01:05.20] Kids gather on a lawn.
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[00:01:06.99] The Trust for Public Land is a national organization that works to create parks and protect land, to ensure livable communities for generations to come.
[00:01:15.29] What do they do?
[00:01:16.39] Oxxxx...
[00:01:16.83] Yes, they help with our oxygen. They clean the air.
[00:01:18.78] We are planting a ton of trees. There's a maple tree over there, a sycamore tree, another sycamore tree over there, a sugar maple tree.
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[00:01:31.69] Isaac Rob, Manager of Urban Projects
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[00:01:34.25] So being outside not only connects you with nature, but it just makes you feel better. We are products of our environment. And if we can create something that not only is beautiful but also increases health, whether that be through air quality, the ability for us to get outside and be active, and just to get your hands dirty. All of that, it sort of connects us with our places and our natural world in a way that, oftentimes, we don't get to experience in our cities.
[00:02:00.71] Let's give this tree a hug. Hey, tree. We hope you grow big and strong and give shade and a place for birds to land. You're going to get really big. All right. Bye, tree. We'll see you.
[00:02:13.22] We'll see you.
[00:02:14.11] So thanks to Western Reserve Land Conservancy, I learned a lot about tree planting, is that you don't want to build a volcano, you want to build a donut around the tree. And certainly, you need to take care of that tree for the first two to three years. You should always take care of the tree, but the first two to three years are extremely important.
[00:02:30.26] Damaging them will wake them up, basically.
[00:02:33.86] This is an opportunity to work with residents to really give them the power to build the spaces in their communities. So we're hoping that this is just the start of many things to come with Lakeview Terrace.
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[00:02:45.64] For more on L.L.Bean’s commitment to outdoor access, visit l l bean dot com/access
[00:02:51.55] Kids sit and color with markers and pencils. Text, Next on Putting the Outdoors in Play
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[00:02:57.08] We don't have any great ideas yet so we're hoping that some of you can help us with that.
[00:03:01.77] Ooh, I like that, man.
[00:03:03.12] I hope they choose that one.
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[00:03:08.35] A photos shows a group of about 50 people of all ages posing on the newly painted ball court at Lakeview Terrace. Multi-storied apartments stand behind them.
