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Spotlight: Conservation on a crowded island

October 3, 2011

“Mom saves sea turtles!” That’s the answer you’ll get from five-year-old Gabriel if you ask him what his mother does for a living.

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New Addition to San Miguel Natural Reserve

August 5, 2010

Another 117 acres have been bought and protected at the San Miguel Natural Reserve east of San Juan, The Trust for Public Land and the government of Puerto Rico announced today.

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TPL Awarded $1 Million for Puerto Rico Land Conservation

March 12, 2009

The Trust for Public Land has been awarded $1 million in federal wetlands conservation funding for its work in Puerto Rico's San Miguel Natural Reserve, it was announced today.

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152 Acres Along Puerto Rico Coastline Protected

January 6, 2009

On the 15th anniversary of a million-gallon oil spill that damaged the coastline of PuertoRico, NOAA and partner organizations are celebrating the purchase of 152 acres to expand acoastal reserve near one of the areas hardest hit by the spill.

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Turtle Habitat on Puerto Rico Coast Protected

October 3, 2007

Governor An?bal Acevedo Vil? announced today the preservation of the 270-acre San Miguel property on the north coast of Puerto Rico, in the area known as the Northeastern Ecological Corridor. The Commonwealth worked with The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit land conservation organization, to permanently protect the property.

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