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COMMON GROUND VOL . 13 NO , 1 JANUARY-MARCH 2O02
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<br /> ■ Chicago and Mexico City have joined ■ The Philip Morris Companies has
<br /> American Electric Power, BP, Alliant En - awarded a $40, 000 grant to The Conserva-
<br /> ergy and dozens of other companies in the tion Fund to help create the nation' s first
<br /> development of North America' s first carbon land trust that helps African-Americans re-
<br /> emissions trading system . The Joyce Foun- tain land ownership, protect critical land and
<br /> dation (joycefdn . org, 312 / 782 -2464 ) has water resources, implement sustainable farm A grant from
<br /> given $ 1 . 1 million to Northwestern Univer- practices and spur economic development Philip Morris
<br /> sity and Environmental Financial Products that showcases African-American heritage . Companies will
<br /> to establish the Chicago Climate Exchange The Sandhills Family Heritage Association p
<br /> (312 / 554 -3350, chicagoclimatex . com ) . The (SFHA, 919 / 489-2416, sandhillsfamily help establish
<br /> exchange, to open later this year, will enable @yahoo . com ), led by Ammie Jenkins, is the nation 's first
<br /> participants to get credit for voluntary emis - serving African-American landowners in the land trust to help
<br /> sion reductions and buy and sell credits to six - county Sandhills region of eastern North p
<br /> reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 57o be - Carolina, one of the country ' s most signifi- African -A mericans
<br /> low 1999 levels over 5 years . Credits will be cant and endangered ecosystems . SFHA will protect their land
<br /> given for emission offset projects, including provide programs that use conservation and heritage .
<br /> methane destruction, solar and wind energy techniques to help black land owners retain
<br /> projects and reforestation , their property, preserve the area' s- natural
<br /> resources and celebrate local cultural and
<br /> ■ Johnson & Johnson recently awarded a historical heritage . SFHA, the Land Loss
<br /> $ 50, 000 grant to The Conservation Fund to Prevention Project and the Fund also are
<br /> accelerate work in three community- led con- sponsoring workshops on land ownership
<br /> servation efforts : brownfield redevelopment, laws . The partners are seeking funding to
<br /> urban green infrastructure and conservation buy conservation easements to protect Afri-
<br /> programs for disadvantaged youth . can-American land ownership in the area .
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<br /> Selzer Succeeds Turner as Funds CEO
<br /> ■ Lawrence A . Selzer has been chosen as turn with environmental principles . Larry
<br /> president and CEO of The Conservation Fund . has shown that we can create productive, in-
<br /> The Fund also has hired an Illinois state novative partnerships with the private sector
<br /> director and a Montana field representative , and work with public agencies to achieve
<br /> long range economic and environmental
<br /> Selzer succeeds John Turner, who joined goals . We welcome his leadership , " he said .
<br /> the Bush administration Nov . 13 as Assistant Turner joined the Fund in 1993 after Selzer has shown
<br /> Secretary of State for Oceans and Interna - serving as director of the Fish and Wildlife that we can create
<br /> tional Environmental and Scientific Affairs . Service during the first Bush administration .
<br /> Selzer, who joined the Fund in 1990, most As president, Turner guided the Fund to productive,
<br /> recently served as senior vice president of the help conserve more that 3 million acres of innovative
<br /> Fund ' s sustainable programs . He was respon- wildlife habitat, river corridors, historic sites partnerships with
<br /> sible for the Fund' s American Greenways Pro- and community open space . " I speak for all
<br /> gram, the Freshwater Institute, the Conserva- of us in expressing admiration for John ' s the private sector
<br /> tion Leadership Network, the Civil War Battle- commitment to conservation and his contri - and work with
<br /> field Campaign, Resourceful Communities butions to public service, " Noonan said . public agencies to
<br /> Program, sustainable forestry and six state
<br /> field offices . Selzer, 41 , earned his undergradu- ■ The Conservation welcomes staff mem- achieve long range
<br /> ate degree in environmental sciences from bers, William " Will" Humphrey and Gates economic and
<br /> Wesleyan University and ran marine research Watson . Humphrey ( whumphrey@conserva - environmental
<br /> programs out of Woods Hole, Mass ., before re- tionfund . org, 312 / 332- 6292 ), the Fund ' s new
<br /> ceiving a master' s degree in business from the Illinois state director, came from Jones Lang goals .
<br /> University of Virginia . LaSalle, a real estate services, development
<br /> " Larry brings a unique combination of and investment management firm . Watson
<br /> skills and experience to meeting new chal- (406 / 541 -8555, gwatson@conservationfund .
<br /> lenges, " said Patrick Noonan, chairman of org ), the new Montana field representative,
<br /> the Fund . " He is at the forefront of ' smart most recently worked at the Pennsylvania
<br /> conservation, ' which balances economic re - Environmental Council near Pittsburgh .
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