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Crown Jewel in the Emerald Necklace
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MI - A new nature preserve created in Harbor Springs supports a range of habitats, including hardwood and pine forests, a boggy area, an old orchard, and vernal spring pools.
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Crucial Wildlife Habitat Connection
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SD - Dolly and Harry Evans couldn’t bear the thought of their ranch someday being broken up or developed. The place had been in their family for generations; even their ancestors homesteaded nearby. They wanted permanent protection for their land.
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Seven Generation Family Farm Protected
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IN - Mark and Rebecca Ewing have ensured protection of their land, the sixth-oldest family farm in the state, with a conservation easement with Sycamore Land Trust.
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Keeping a Forest Good: One Family's Commitment to Trees & Tradition
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MI - Bourke Lodewyk admits that he thoroughly enjoys caring for the forest of his family’s large Maple River Township property. “I’m a firm believer that a forest should be properly managed...and should be used,” Bourke said.
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Ozark Farm Forever
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MO - The Boettcher family donates a conservation easement on a 1,550 acre farm to Ozark Regional Land Trust.
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An Attitude of Respect
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MI - Lois Ann and Larry Reed honor a lifetime of love of the land by donating a conservation easement that will ensure 110 acres along Pigeon River remains undivided and natural.
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A joint effort: Nebraska landowners come together to save Schramm Bluffs
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NE - Development in the Omaha metro area could fragment historically and ecologically rich land, but a group of landowners are doing their part to make sure that this land stays intact.
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A Model for Conservation
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Dana Livingston started simple. Soon after moving to Dubuque in 1995, he began volunteering his time to restore a local natural area – and then others. He served on a couple of conservation committees – and then many more. Three years ago, Dana and local partners launched Future Talk, an innovative program that helps inner-city youth experience and protect nature.
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Misty Valley Farm: A Place to Call Home
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WI- As a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geography professor, Paul Lydolph shared his love of the land with his students. And now as the owner of Misty Valley Farm, he and his wife Mary can share the benefits of a permanently conserved farm with neighbors, family and friends in Sheboygan County.
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More U.S. Land Conserved as Parks, Farms, Nature Areas
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November 16, 2011 | USA Today
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