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SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Congress is set to pass a budget that could include severe cuts to vital conservation programs, The Nature Conservancy has announced its "Top Ten California Treasures." These treasures are California's most iconic parks and recreation areas that were funded by a federal program called the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which is currently proposed to be cut by 90 percent in the House of Representatives' budget. Californians have really benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund," said Mike Sweeney, Executive Director of the Nature Conservancy's California Chapter. "Many of our prized natural areas around the state, the places we think of as quintessentially Californian, exist because of this program. Although ...
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ELLSWORTH, Maine -- The Nature Conservancy is expanding its presence in Maine's embattled groundfishing industry. For the past two fishing seasons, The Nature Conservancy has co- owned a commercial groundfishing permit that the organization and its partner, the Island Institute, have made available to local fishermen. A third organization, Penobscot East Resource Center, also owns a permit to allow fishermen in Maine to participate in the tightly regulated sector fishing for cod, flounder and other groundfish.
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A prominent chemist spoke Thursday night to members of the West Virginia Nature Conservancy about the importance of creating balance between environment and business. Dr. Neil Hawkins, vice president of sustainability and environment, health and safety for Dow Chemical, spoke about a recent partnership between his company and the national Nature Conservancy. The partnership was made to help local businesses and corporations protect nature and invest in sustainable efforts, according to the Dow Chemical website.
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The Nature Conservancy announced the acquisition of over 500 acres of land on Sodus Bay last week, thanks to a $1 million grant from the North American Wetland Conservation Act and $200,000 in donations from individual and corporate conservationists. The act is part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to address protection of Great Lakes water, shoreline and wetland areas. Obtaining and protecting the Sodus Bay land known as Shaker Heights from development became one of the Initiative's top priorities, explained Executive Director Jim Howe of the Central and Western Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and The Nature Conservancy broadened their decade-long agreement to work together on improving the health of the large working rivers nationally and globally during a signing ceremony Tuesday at Memphis's Mississippi River Museum. The agreement includes increasing collaboration across the Mississippi River Basin and other great rivers in the U.S. under the Great Rivers Partnership (GRP) and expanding recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast. The partners' collaboration was broadened by the signing of an addendum to a memorandum of understanding originally signed by USACE and the Conservancy in 2000 to facilitate the effective and efficient management of important biological resources within th...
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Beth Wheatley works hard and runs hard. She took both of her passions to New York as part of a Nature Conservancy team that competed in Saturday's New York City Marathon. Wheatley is director of government relations for The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia. She hopes to raise $15,000 through her participation in the 26.2-mile race. The national organization's goal is $200,000. The money Wheatley raises will go directly to projects in the Mountain State.
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TORONTO, May 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Earth Rangers and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) today announced a $500,000 donation from HSBC Bank Canada to help bring hands-on, experiential conservation education to school children across the country. Earth Rangers and the NCC will each receive $250,000 over a five year period, starting in 2012. HSBC Bank Canada's donation will:
