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<br /> COMMON GROUND VOL . 13 NO . 1 JANUARY-MARCH 2O02
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<br /> It better rain in California : As the nation' s Get outside : More than 707o of Americans
<br /> The Conservation Fund most populous state ( pop . 34 . 5 million ) pre - said that outdoor leisure activities are more
<br /> Vital Statistics pares for another 11 million residents by effective in reducing personal stress than
<br /> Land protected by TCF 2020, water supply becomes more crucial by indoor activities, according to a 50- state
<br /> and partners, 2001 : the day . Gov . Gray Davis recently signed a survey conducted by RT Neilson for Recre-
<br /> Acres protected : 30211349 bill (SB 221 ) that for the first time directly ational Equipment Inc . ( rei . com ) . Nine in 10
<br /> Est. value : $284,420, 256 links water supply and land use planning . people said that spending leisure time out-
<br /> Cumulative land protected, The new law bars cities or counties from doors lifted their spirits, the October survey
<br /> 1985-2001, by TCF and approving residential subdivisions of more of 1 , 000 households found . Other findings :
<br /> partners : than 500 units unless there is written verifi- Of the 707o who planned outdoor activities
<br /> Acres protected : 3,252,362 cation that enough water will be available over the recent holidays, one - third said they
<br /> Est . value : $ 1,624, 603, 864 for the development . The law goes a step planned to spend more time outdoors than
<br /> TCF' s average annual fund- further than a 1995 act that requires planning the previous year . And 757o strongly agreed
<br /> raising expense : agencies to consider information provided by that engaging in outdoor activities is a good
<br /> 170 of total income water suppliers in their decision whether to way to build family relationships .
<br /> The Conservation Fund approve new development . Under the 1995
<br /> is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit law, planners can ignore the information and Recycling land : More than 112, 000 acres
<br /> organization established to approve a development if they wish . The ( 175 square miles ) of contaminated land in
<br /> advance land and water 500 -unit trigger originallywas set at 200 but the U . S . are being redeveloped, according to
<br /> conservation in America . gg g P g
<br /> The Fund is a member of was raised to gain legislators' approval . the second annual ECS Land Reuse Report
<br /> Earth Share and participates Keep in mind that the proposed Newhall ( ecsinc . com, 800 / 327- 1414 ) . California,
<br /> in the Combined Federal Rancb project in Santa Clarita in Los Angeles Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,
<br /> Campaign as # 0930. County would create 21 , 600 homes and at- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin had the most
<br /> d Ito tract 65, 000 residents, the largest develop - sites planned for or under redevelopment,
<br /> p Earth Share ment project in county history . according to ECS Inc . , an environmental.
<br /> insurer, and the International Economic
<br /> FWS, BLM directors confirmed : The Senate Development Council ( iedconline . org, 202 /
<br /> Conservation leadership approved the nomination of Kathleen Clarke 223 - 7800 ), an association of economic and
<br /> Courses as director of the Bureau of Land Manage - community development professionals . In-
<br /> "Gateway Communities : ment on Dec . 21 . Since 1998, Clarke served as dustrial use of recycled land dropped to 21o'
<br /> Keys to Success, " interactive executive director of the Utah Department of from 387o last year, replaced by a higher pro-
<br /> TV workshop, Feb . 27. Natural Resources and deputy director from portion of mixed uses, office, residential and
<br /> Contact Anne Desmarais, 1993 to 1998 . The Senate also confirmed cultural and recreational uses .
<br /> 703 / 525-6300 . Steven Williams as director of the Fish and
<br /> "GIS Design for Regional Wildlife Service on Jan . 29 . Williams has di- Growth management in Colorado : Gov , Bill
<br /> Conservation Planning, " rected the Kansas Department of Wildlife Owens signed several growth management
<br /> March 1145 and Nov. 18-22, and Parks since 1995 . Born in Vermont, he bills in November approved in a special ses -
<br /> Shepherdstown, w. Va, also worked for state fish and wildlife agen- sion of the state General Assembly . The two
<br /> 304 / 876-7452. cies in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts , most significant laws : House Bill 1006 for the
<br /> "The Practice of Environmen- first time requires high-population and fast-
<br /> tally Sensitive Development," Little warm ? The global average surface growing counties to create comprehensive
<br /> March 21 -22, Orlando, Fla ., temperature in 2001 is expected to be the sec- land use plans . One caveat: The plans aren ' t
<br /> April 11 -12, Chicago, Ill.;
<br /> and April 29_30, Vienna, Va. and warmest on record, just behind 1998 . binding . The counties can ignore them . Sen-
<br /> 800 / 321 -5011 . Nine of the 10 warmest years since 1860 have ate Bill 15 gives counties and all cities—not
<br /> occurred since 1990, according to the World just home rule cities like Denver—the au -
<br /> "Green Infrastructure: A Meteorological Organization (www . wmo . ch) . thority to assess impact mpact fees to pay for infra ~gic Approach to Green
<br /> Space Planning and Conser- Although global temperatures have risen structure, such as roads and sewers, that
<br /> vation, " May 14.16, more than 1 . 08 ' F during the past 100 years, serve new development . Two bills that
<br /> Chicago, Ill . 304 / 87&74626 the rise hasn' t been steady . Since 1976, the didn' t make it to the governor' s desk which
<br /> global average has risen three times faster legislators may revisit this year : one to make
<br /> than the century -long trend . And 2001 was binding the new county comprehensive
<br /> the 23rd consecutive year with the global plans and a second requiring the six- county
<br /> mean surface temperature above the 1961 — Denver metro region to develop a regional
<br /> 1990 average . In central England, where sur- plan that would be binding on all local gov-
<br /> face temperatures have been kept for 343 ernments once two- thirds of the affected lo -
<br /> years, October 2001 was the warmest ever . cal governments approve it.
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