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Environ-nent News Service: AmeriScan: March 22, 2001 <br />Nature photographer ]ohn <br />Netherton (Photo courtesy <br />johnnetherton.com) <br />wysiwyg:Hl/http://ens.lycos.com/ens/Mar2OOl/2001L-03-22-09.htmi <br />In August 1999, the Tennessee <br />Department of Environment and <br />Conservation honored Netherton by <br />designating a "Netherton Overlook" <br />at the Radnor Lake State Natural <br />Area. <br />Netherton, who began his <br />professional photographic career in <br />the 1970s, published a number of <br />books of nature photography. His <br />most recent book, "Snakes" was <br />released last year. Other books <br />featured "Frogs," "North American <br />Wading Birds," "Florida," and the <br />Tennessee region, including "Big <br />South Fork Country" and "Tennessee, <br />A Bicentennial Celebration." <br />Netherton credited his experiences observing wildlife and the <br />changing season's at Radnor Lake with inspiring both his <br />conservationist bent and his photographic career. His first book, <br />"Radnor Lake: Nashville's Walden," features stunning images of the <br />suburban park. <br />Netherton was currently working on a new book, in collaboration <br />with former U.S. Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, on the <br />National Zoo in Washington, DC. <br />Netherton had close ties to the Nikon Corporation, and was a <br />contributing editor for "Outdoor Photography" magazine. He was <br />once named by "American Photographer" magazine as a Friend of <br />the Earth, citing his personal philosophy, respect for nature, and <br />commitment to recording it with passion and sensitivity. <br />VINEYARDS CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SPACE PROTECTION <br />WASHINGTON, DC, March 22, 2001 (ENS) - Farmers are not the <br />only landowners looking to keep their acreage undeveloped for <br />future generations - now vineyard owners are jumping on the open <br />space bandwagon as well. <br />A survey by the American Vintners Association (AVA), the national <br />winery trade association, and the Land Trust of Napa County, a <br />leader in the land conservation movement, elicited dozens of land <br />conservation examples, released Tuesday at the AVA Annual <br />Meeting. <br />Land that is suited for wine grapes constitutes unique farmland, a <br />category defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as land used <br />for the production of specific high value crops. In addition to growing <br />59 <br />< -r Q 11 ?1 /20fY1 9•06 AM <br />