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Two Federal Grants Announced for Maine Forest Projects

01/19/12: Federal grants totaling $8.73 million have been awarded to the Maine Department of Conservation (MDOC) and will be used to conserve two unique forest properties in Franklin County...read more »

A growing movement

01/17/12: In his new book, Land&People’s David Hanson’s paints a vivid portrait of urban farming in America..read more »

Early Christmas for Stringer's Ridge

12/22/11: North Chattanooga resident Jim Johnson has made a $50,000 gift to The Trust for Public Land, formally initiating phase two of the Stringer's Ridge park project, the construction of a.....read more »

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An Interconnected Park Web: How Greenways Create Healthy Communities

01/31/12 , CityParksBlog.org: We recently came across an article by Randall Arendt discussing how greenway networks are the “useful bridge between ‘new urbanism’ and conservation design.”  His article talks..... read more »

Conservation finance links, 1/31

01/31/12 , Landnotes.org: Twice each month TPL’s Conservation Finance service publishes links to state and local conservation finance stories from around the nation... read more »

Some News from Around…

01/27/12 , CityParksBlog.org: “Parklets” are undeniably one of the hottest trends in urban parks, and the epicenter of the movement is San Francisco.  This article provides some insight into the design..... read more »

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How acres were saved for posterity

01/29/12, Durango Herald: The maneuvering that went into putting 9,000 acres surrounding historic Red Mountain Pass beyond the reach of development is one of the best-kept secrets around, a member of the task..... read more »

Town struggles to save farmland

01/26/12, Boston Globe: A local citizens group and a national public trust have raised $1.1 million in pledges toward purchasing the site of what was Walpole’s last working farm... read more »

Maine gets $8.7M for 17,600-acre forest conservation project in Franklin County

01/19/12, Sun Journal: Federal awards totaling $8.73 million will protect two Western Maine forest properties from development... read more »

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