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COMMON GROUND VOL, 10 NO. 4 M;.SAY /JUNE 1999
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<br /> S M A L L
<br /> The Conservation Fund Foundation giving soared in 1998 : Spurred Open space economics , New Hampshire ' s
<br /> Vital Statistics by huge stock market gains in 1997, 142 of open space generates $8 . 2 billion in eco-
<br /> the nation' s largest foundations gave $ 7. 7 nomic activity each year, representing 25 %
<br /> Land protected by TCF and billion in grants last year . Giving jumped by of the state ' s economy . Forestry contributes
<br /> partners, year-to-date : 28 % among the 122 foundations that pro- $3 . 9 billion and 16, 600 jobs, followed by
<br /> Acres protected: 17,898 vided The Chronicle of Philanthropy with data tourism and recreation ($3 billion, 64,000
<br /> Est. value : $21 ,863,715 for both years . But don't look for a repeat jobs) , second homes used for vacation and
<br /> Cumulative land protected, this year, as the foundations ' endowments recreation ($ 817 million, 15 , 000 jobs) and
<br /> 1986 to present, by TCF jumped by only 5 % in 1998, to $ 154 . 4 bil- agriculture ($377 million, 5,400 jobs ) . State
<br /> and partners , lion. The survey listed 34 foundations that and local governments collected more than
<br /> Acres protected: 1,709,678 award environmental grants . The David one-third ($891 million) of their revenue
<br /> Est. value: $814,347,281 and Lucile Packard Foundation, flush with from these activities in 1996 / 97. The state ' s
<br /> TCF's three-year average a $ 6 . 2 billion infusion of Hewlett-Packard 5 . 3 million acres of open space (89 % of the
<br /> fund-raising cost: stock in mid- 1998 , gave one of the biggest state) generates $ 1 ,500 per acre in state in-
<br /> 2% of total income grants of the year ($34 million) to the come, according to "The Economic Impact of
<br /> Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute . Open Space in New Hampshire " (603 / 224-
<br /> The Conservation Fund is 9945, www . spnhf. org) by the Society for the
<br /> a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit Go organic : A pesticide study of 27,000 Protection of New Hampshire Forests . The
<br /> organization established to samples of food found that peaches, apples, study followed the release in January of a
<br /> advance land and water grapes, spinach, pears and U . S . -grown report (nhlchc . conknet . com) that asked
<br /> conservation in America.The Fund is a member of green beans and winter squash ranked the lawmakers to create a $ 12 million matching
<br /> Earth Share and participates highest in toxicity. A toxicity index, com- grant program for land conservation and
<br /> in the Combined Federal puted by Consumer Reports for its report, historic preservation.
<br /> Campaign as #0930 . "Do You Know What You're Eating? "
<br /> (www . consunion . org) , is based on the Profiles of state funding for parks and open
<br /> O. Earth Share frequency, amount and relative toxicity of space . The Web site of the Trust for Public
<br /> the pesticides found during tests by the Land (www . tpl. org) has posted summaries
<br /> Agriculture Department between 1994 and of land preservation programs in seven
<br /> Conservation Leadership 1997. A few pesticides, including methyl states—Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Minne-
<br /> Courses parathion, accounted for most of the toxic- sota, Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylva-
<br /> "Land Conservation ity in the samples . The high scores for U . S . nia . The profiles include histories, funding,
<br /> Transactions: Planning, winter squash were due mostly to residues grants and results of each state ' s programs—
<br /> Negotiating, Financing and of dieldrin, a carcinogenic insecticide for open space, farmland and parks,
<br /> Closing Deals," June 13-16, banned 25 years ago that still persists in greenways, trails and rivers . Profiles of the
<br /> Marshall, Calif. some soils . Two surprises : U . S . crops were remaining 43 states will follow .
<br /> "Conserving Agricultural more contaminated than imports, and pro-
<br /> Lands," Aug. 14, cessed food was cleaner than fresh food . Mark your calendars : The 7th Congress for
<br /> Shepherdstown, W.Va. The report recommends buying organic the New Urbanism, cosponsored by The
<br /> "GIS Overview for Commu- food or washing or peeling fresh fruit and Conservation Fund, will be held June 3-6 in
<br /> nity-Based Natural Resource vegetables, particularly the " dirty seven . " Milwaukee, Wisc . Call 415 / 495 -2255 or visit
<br /> Conservation, Aug. 6-8, www . cnu. org for details . The " Keep
<br /> Shepherdstown, W.Va. Assessing greenways : Florida' s Office of America Growing " conference, which will
<br /> Scholarships available. For Greenways and Trails has published a address how to preserve working lands—
<br /> more information, contact: guide that summarizes the economic, farm, ranch and forest lands—will be held
<br /> Andrea Freeman ecological and human / cultural costs and June 6-9 in Philadelphia . Visit
<br /> aeee an@lt . benefits of greenways and trails . " Thinking www . farmland . org / kag.html or e-mail
<br /> afreeman@lta. org,
<br /> www.lta. org) . Green" (free, 850 / 488~3701 ) includes a delaney@together .net for more information.
<br /> 2-page worksheet to help planners and The 10th anniversary conference of the
<br /> greenway activists assess costs and benefits National Corridors Initiative, which seeks to
<br /> of greenway and trail projects . The 24-page rebuild intercity passenger rail service,
<br /> guide is based on a longer study, " Assess- convenes July 7-8 in Washington, D . C . Call
<br /> ing Community Impact from Greenways : 617 / 269-5478 or visit www , lpt . com / aboard /
<br /> Recommendations for Identifying, Measur- nci / nci . htm for details . The National Land
<br /> ing, and Estimating the Benefits and Costs Trust Rally ' 99 will be held Oct . 14-17 in
<br /> y" of Corridors, " written by the Center for Snowmass , Colo . Call 202 / 6384725 or e-mail
<br /> International Public Management. afreeman@lta . org to get on the mailing list .
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