[ElijahLynn]

I've had a few fantasies that if I become wealthy enough ever that I want to buy a whole bunch of multiple city blocks in my city make them public parks.

But I did have that same fear is how do I ensure they survive?

Do I do a land trust or something like that? How would a donation survive so something like this doesn't happen?

[jazzyjackson]

You find an institution that is likely to continue to exist and let them manage it. You need someone to sue on your behalf 1000 years down the line.

Long Now foundation hosted a talk [0] on this, “Continuity: Discovering the Lessons behind the World’s Longest-lived Organizations”

[0] https://longnow.org/talks/02021-rose/

[ElijahLynn]

Love this, thank you!

[CGamesPlay]

Enshrine it in actual law. Theodore Roosevelt donated some of his land when the national parks became law, and that’s held up reasonably well. There’s no such thing as a guarantee, but it is pretty decent precedence.

[ElijahLynn]

Thank you!