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85 TM Vol . 13, No . 1 January—March 2002 2001 Open Space Results Editorial, The Conservation Fund' s chairman calls for an American network ■ In 2001 , voters in 24 states agreed to spend almost $ 1 . 7 of parks and open space . billion for parks and open space . Last year, voters OK' d 137 of 196 state and local ballot Small Tracts , Oregon' s growth management measures ( 70 °Jo ), according to the Land Trust Alliance law faces another challenge, America steps ( lta . org ) and Trust for Public Land ( tpl . org ) . On Nov . 6 alone, voters approved $ 1 . 2 billion in funding for parks up its recycling of brownfields, Coloradans and open space in 86 of 115 ballot measures, a 75110 ap- take steps to better manage growth and proval rate . Among the larger measures approved Nov . 6 . California links growth with water supply . • $ 192 million in Morris County, N .J . , for open space, recreation and farmland preservation, • $ 160 million in Santa Clara County, Calif . , for parks, Thank you : A grateful thank you to 140 open space and trails, and readers who recently contributed • $ 115 million for the Great Outdoors Colorado program . On page 3 are open space measures approved Nov . 6 . $ 6, 685 to the COMMON GROUND New Jersey listings are incomplete due to limited space . Research Fund . See Open Space page 3 Corporate Notes : American Electric Power, BP and Alliant Energy are helping develop Land Protected in Florida , the nations first carbon emissions trading Maryland and Georgia system, and Johnson & Johnson and Philip ■ The Conservation Fund recently helped the Suwannee Morris are supporting Conservation Fund projects in several states . River Water Management District obtain a conservation easement on the 32, 000- acre California Swamp in Dixie County, Fla . , one of the largest ever placed on private Personnel : Lawrence A . Selzer succeeds property in the state . The Fund worked closely with land- John Turner as president and CEO of The owner Forest Systems in the $ 13 . 6 million acquisition, Conservation Fund . which culminated 20 years of effort by the state to protect the site . The easement permanently restricts development on the land, which borders the Lower Suwannee National Databank : The South produces more timber Wildlife Refuge and acts as a freshwater filtration basin for the Lower Suwannee watershed . The company will con- than any country in the world ( except the U . S . , of course ) . tinue pine forestry operations on 15, 000 acres of upland under new guidelines aimed at enhancing the swamp eco- system . Forest Systems retained rights to hunting leases but will allow public access for hiking and bird watching . See Land Protected , page 6