Conservancy Adds 425 Acres
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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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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 10--Gig Harbor-area residents will have 19 additional acres southwest of the city for recreation, open space and habitat protection.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--Thanks to Bob and Debbie Stuck, nearly 300 more acres in York County will remain undeveloped. We hope more land can be put aside through the incentive program used by the Stucks before it expires next year.
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OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Regional Airport is seeking a federal permit to fill 7.6 acres of wetlands as part of an expansion project.
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By KRISTIN DAVIS  By Kristin Davis  The Virginian-Pilot  SOUTHERN SHORES  Six property owners have agreed to lease land to Southern Shores for a canal dredging project.
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TUCSON, Ariz. - The company that owns Biosphere 2 Center, 3.1 glass-enclosed acres designed to simulate the Earth's environment, has put the site up for sale.
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By Steve Bennish Staff Writer  GERMANTOWN -- A plan to carve out a corridor of farms, fields and woodlands is continuing with recent negotiated conservation easements covering 1,100 acres near Twin Creek in Montgomery and Preble counties.
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By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jan. 30--The Elk Run development project by Pine Island grew larger this morning.   Tower Investments LLC announced that is has purchased an additional 382-acre parcel from Elmer and Judy Stock.
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By AP  PORTLAND   A bill to expand the Mount Hood wilderness area by more than 128,000 acres was introduced Wednesday in the Senate in a bipartisan push to get it approved before the end of the year.   Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., joined his colleague, Sen.
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Few cities of comparable size have better outdoor facilities than Jacksonville Beach.  And it's getting better.  The 2007 Public Facilities Report says over 60 acres of "recreation and open space" have been added since 1993.
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By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 8--ST. MARTIN -- By sharing 22 county-owned acres behind the community center, the Army National Guard, a fire department and a utility district can each build facilities that will benefit the entire community.
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 24--When Rolf W. Peter bought more 1,765 acres of pasture land in the Colusa County foothills in 1965, the Swiss-born engineer planned to erect a showcase of sports and weekend leisure there.
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By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 22--LACEY -- The city and a private landowner are poised to unite in an effort to turn hundreds of acres of vacant land in Hawks Prairie into a vibrant community center.
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By Crystal Bonvillian, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Feb. 20--Two developers are teaming up to build 414 luxury apartments as  part of a 750-acre project under way along Cobbs Ford Road that will blend  residential, commercial and recreational properties.
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By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 8--The City of San Luis Obispo and local land conservationists have raised the money needed to preserve more than 700 acres of land that will expand the city's greenbelt.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 17--Impact fees on new construction were approved this week to cover an expected 175% increase in the Madera County population by the year 2026.
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By Rutter, Jon  Fundraising trio brings in record $354,000 for Conservancy. Wild ties  Lancaster County land prices were zooming skyward so fast last year you could almost hear the cash register going ka-ching! ka- ching!  More and more trees were bowing to the 'dozer's blade.