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<br /> CONINION GROUND VOL . 12 NO . 3 APRIL-JUNE 2001
<br /> Fund , frolli Page 1 then , more than 20 National Forest grazing planned Giving
<br /> restrictions . The state division of wildlife permittees have temporarily moved their The Conservation Fund
<br /> identified the land , located 40 miles north- cattle to the grass bank while restoration encourages conserva -
<br /> east of Trinidad at the confluence of the work proceeded on key areas within their tion - minded individu-
<br /> Purgatoire River and Chacuaco Canyon, as 200 , 000 acres of customary grazing lands . als to consider a
<br /> one of Colorado ' s top 10 areas worthy of Other project partners include the Northern planned gift to further
<br /> protection for wildlife diversity . The ranch New Mexico Stockman ' s Association , the the Fund ' s work in
<br /> provides habitat for mountain lions , black Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District and New preserving the nation' s
<br /> bears , bobcats , bighorn sheep , antelope , deer Mexico State University ' s Cooperative Exten- outdoor heritage . Be -
<br /> ard scaled quail . The conservation ease - sion Service . To learn more about grass bank- quests play an impor -
<br /> ment, which will be transferred to the Colo- ing , you can order the proceedings ( available tant role in building
<br /> rado Cattlemen ' s Agricultural Land Trust , May 1 ) of " Grass Banks in the West , " a con- capital to protect and
<br /> protects the property ' s diverse wildlife , red ference sponsored by the Quivira Coalition , preserve America ' s
<br /> rock canyons and riparian areas while al- the Fund and other partners last November land and water . For
<br /> further information,
<br /> vira
<br /> lowing ranching to continue . Funding for in Santa Fe . Send $5 to Cordova Rd #423 , Santa Fe N M187501 . call, e -mail or write
<br /> the initial purchase of the property came 55 Liz Madison
<br /> from Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund
<br /> (GOCO ) and the Fund . Sale to the private N Norman Christensen Jr . , long- time mem- (703 / 525 - 63001
<br /> lmadison
<br /> buyer allowed the Fund to recover its in- ber of the board of directors at The Conserva- C�conservationfund . or ,
<br /> vestment and repay GOCO in full, protect- tion Fund , will step down in June as dean of 1800 N . Kent St . , g
<br /> ing the land forever at no cost to the state . the Nicholas
<br /> at Duke Unhool of the iversity .ersity Christen nvironment Suite 1120 ,
<br /> Earth S Arlington, VA 22209 ) .
<br /> ® The Coastal Land Trust and The Conser- sen, who will return to teaching and re -
<br /> vation Fund have purchased 1 ,900 acres search , provided the leadership to create
<br /> from Alabama Power Company to protect Duke ' s School of the Environment in 1991 ,
<br /> the working forestland from encroaching becoming its first dean . He has been instru-
<br /> development in fast- growing Baldwin mental in developing training programs for
<br /> County . The property , in the Mobile River conservawelh is not
<br /> ke lonch t Duke ,
<br /> but at the
<br /> delta , also borders land protected by the Fund as
<br /> Army Corps of Engineers . The 1 ,900 acres Schlesinger to succeed Christensen as dean .
<br /> provides habitat for black bear and the en-
<br /> dangered red- cockaded woodpecker . A COMMON GROUND readers have an op -
<br /> portunity to help protect land in the new
<br /> 13 Eight wetland restoration projects in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monu- Readers Have
<br /> Chicago area recently received $ 281 , 000 in ment in northern Arizona . The Conservation
<br /> grants from the Northeastern Illinois Wet- Fund must raise $ 250 , 000 this year to acquire a }� 1. 11211S11a1
<br /> lands Conservation Account . Since 1997 , an important 400 - acre inholding and remove opportlll2ity to
<br /> the conservation account has contributed cattle from more than 50 , 000 acres of associ- F help protect land
<br /> $ 2 million to 50 projects in Cook, DuPage , ated grazing lands in the monument and the i }� the new GrandLake , McHenry , Kane and Will counties . Mt . Trumball Wilderness Area . The current
<br /> Funding comes from a Justice Department owner of the inholding and grazing rights , Canyon - Parashant
<br /> settlement of a corporate wetlands infrac - along with the Bureau of Land Management, National
<br /> tion . The Conservation Fund , in cooperation National Park Service , Mohave County and
<br /> with the Fish and Wildlife Service , Army state of Arizona , support this important ac-
<br /> Monument in
<br /> Corps of Engineers and the Justice Depart- quisition and conservation initiative . To help northern Arizona .
<br /> ment , created the account to provide match- the Fund acquire this property , send $ 5 per
<br /> ing grants to local groups for wetland acre to The Conservation Fund , 1800 N . Kent
<br /> projects . For more information on this year ' s St . , Suite 1120 , Arlington , VA 22209 - 2156e
<br /> grantees , see the news release at www .
<br /> conservation fund . org or call 847 / 5484062 .
<br /> The Kodak American Greenway Awards
<br /> 0 The Forest Service recently awarded the program is seeking applicants for grants
<br /> Chief ' s National Range Management Award up to $ 2 , 500 from community groups
<br /> to the Valle Grande Grass Bank in New who are planning and designing
<br /> Mexico . The Conservation Fund , with foun- greenways . Applications , which are due
<br /> elation support, created the 36 , 000 - acre grass June 1 , are available from The Conserva -
<br /> bank in 1997 by acquiring a 240 - acre inhold - tion Fund (www . conservationfund . org ,
<br /> ing and the associated grazing permit in the 703 / 525 - 6300 ) .
<br /> Santa Fe National Forest (sec CG 9 : 6 ) . Since
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