Mountain Acres Worth Preserving
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Sixty-seven acres of relatively flat land near Interstate 40 in the Sandia foothills can look mighty appetizing to developers.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 10--The developer of a prized piece of the Tucson Mountain foothills says he's going to save 70 percent of the property and not move any of its hundreds of saguaros off it.
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By Arlene Mart?nez, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Mar. 12--Property owners debating whether to keep their land undeveloped forever can reap better tax benefits if they do it this year.
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By Lezlee E. Whiting For the Deseret Morning News  TABIONA, Duchesne County -- Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is asking state lawmakers for $20 million to buy 28,000 acres on Tabby Mountain.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 26--A 64-year-old mountain feud that pitted a promise against pragmatism moved closer Friday to fading into folklore.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today announced the investment of nearly $77 million to protect Pennsylvania's farmland. In addition, $14 million was approved for the preservation of 47 farms totaling nearly 5,000 acres.
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By Paul Muschick, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 12--Northampton County Council will be asked to approve four open space preservation projects totaling about 380 acres at a cost of about $792,000.
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By Mary E. Young, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 18--A father and son have been on the fence for years, trying to decide if they want to sell their Barto farm for development or give up the right to sell and instead preserve the property for future generations.
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By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 4--Ann Jennings left the Congaree Land Trust at the end of 2006, ready for the next stop on an environmental trip that began with recycling drives before placing her in the middle of the fight to save Congaree National Park.
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By Michelle J. Lee; Journal Environment Writer  A 43-acre stretch of woods and wetlands along the Scituate and Glocester border will be open to the public and protected from development, thanks to a donation by a nature enthusiast almost 40 years ago.    In 1969, Ralph W.
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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  FRANKLIN LAKES  A proposed development on a 10-acre horse farm in the borough could contaminate nearby wells, according to an environmental consultant hired by neighbors seeking to preserve the farm.
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By TACON, Terry  `The neighbours have been great, providing paddocks and a water system'   -- Graham Haynes   --------------------   IT'S HARD to keep a good dairy team down, but the example being set by Southland sharemilkers Graham and Glenda Haynes is exceptional.
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The recent purchase by Hollins University and other buyers of about 235 acres of wooded land on Tinker Mountain, a Roanoke Valley landmark, benefits the university, residents of the region and even people passing through on Interstate 81.
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By Laura Oppenheimer, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Sep. 4--Parks supporters will make the case this fall that drinking clean  water, trekking through the forest and watching animals play are as valuable  as traditional government services competing for money on Portland-area  ballots.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Nearly 40 percent of the land in San Luis Obispo County will be in agricultural preserve by the end of the year, with 5,600 acres contracted last week and more in coming weeks.
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By Kent, Joan  James and Janice Brady know they probably could make more money if they sold their land in southern Trempealeau County for development.  Instead, they have placed the future of their 425 acres in the town of Gale with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
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Created by President Clinton on Sept. 18, 1996, the monument includes 1.9 million acres.  Coal, petroleum and other minerals there have an estimated value of between $223 billion and $330 billion.  881,327 acres -- nearly half the monument -- are in wilderness study areas.