Officials in Aiken Hear Benefits of Open Space
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By Betsy Gilliland  AIKEN - The city has set aside funding and put a task force in place to preserve open space.  Now officials need to educate the community and themselves about the best way to meet the challenge.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By James Mosher  Baltimore County's chief elected official is no longer leaving the motor running on the concept of combining a public park with a private office building at a former Towson gasoline station but a local business leader remains hopeful he can jump-start the idea.
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By Sara Kennedy, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec.
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By Seth Freedland, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun.
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By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 19--It is undeniable that setbacks occur in efforts to promote a healthy Long Island Sound environment. But experience has shown that the dedication of people and resources can help this vital resource continue to rebound and improve.
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By Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb.
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By Nancy Gaarder, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 19--Nature would be treated with a gentler hand when some of the remaining rural areas of Douglas County are developed, under policies up for approval by the county.
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By Emily Arthur, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Feb. 14--A sought-after piece of land on Richmond Lake, owned by the county and the city, will soon be going on the market.
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By Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 19--City government leaders plan to develop an inventory of the community's natural resources to protect the most valuable from development.
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HENNEPIN, Ill. -- As steam rises from flat fingers of water reflecting an iron-gray sky, Donald Hey climbs to the top of an observation tower to watch a flock of American white pelicans huddled among the reeds. These reclaimed wetlands along the Illinois River, a man-made vista of corn and soybeans...
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By Jon Rutter  Infrastructure of trees, wetlands, streams is topic at Feb. 13 public meeting  A renowned livable communities expert will help the Lancaster County Planning Commission shape a new "green infrastructure" plan during an interactive public meeting Feb.
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By Patty Machelor, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 15--A plan to help preserve the Southeast Side's Fantasy Island trails area has received an award from a national group called American Trails.
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Plans to develop Heart of the Triad acres will be met with enthusiasm by many landowners who find their property more valuable. For others, however, HOT looks like a threat to a traditional way of life.
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By Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 22--Resurrection of a wetlands Land near 2 schools will be restored to its former life-rich state Gail Smith-Arrants   It's a tranquil but neglected spot, a slice of old farm bottomland.
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By Stacey Eidson, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 7--SARASOTA -- With her plastic bag in hand, Siesta Key resident Beverly Peyser enjoys her early morning walks on the beach so much that she doesn't mind occasionally picking up trash scattered along the shore.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.