In 2005, the historic Ballam Farm, situated on the banks of the
Connecticut River and above the town of Walpole's most productive
drinking water aquifer, was nearly sold for development into a car
dealership.
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In Los Angeles County, where 98 percent of coastal wetlands have been filled in and developed, conservationists worked for three decades to protect the last remnant of the historic Ballona Wetlands near the Los Angeles International Airport.
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To date, The Trust for Public Land has conserved more than 11,200 acres in the Barnegat Bay watershed and raised approximately $57 million to protect land there.
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Over 100 years ago, Millstone Hill was the site of more than 75 small independent quarry operations that fostered the town of Barre’s growth and prosperity in the 19th century.
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TPL worked with the Arkansas community near Barrow-Heath to protect land in Ouachita National Forest using Federal Land and Water Conservation Funds
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Between 1992 and 1999 TPL has helped conserve many acres of the Barton Creek greenbelt, which begins at Barton Springs, near Austin, Texas, creating a large metropolitan park.
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TPL helped create the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the forest land is important for climate change mitigation and provides habitat for black bear habitat and other species.
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TPL added one mile of trail to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in a heavily used area near Sandy City. Protecting the Bear Canyon property opens the trail to more people, protects local drinking water, and extends the expanse of the nearby national forest.
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In 2010, TPL, together with the U.S. Forest Service, protected Bear
Creek Ranch, one of the largest inholdings in Gila National Forest.
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In January, 1863, U.S. volunteer soldiers attacked the winter camp of the
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, slaughtering as many as 350 men,
women, and children in what is believed to be the largest massacre of
Native American people in U.S. history.
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