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26 TM Vol . 12, No . 1 November / December 2000 Open space Wins om Across Country Editorial: Conservationists won an impressive but not overwhelming victory ® Voters in 22 states appro \red more than three - fourths of in Congress and learned some lessons in more than l00 measLlres on No \, . 7 that Lievoted $ 3 billion to protect open space and enhance recreational opportLini _ Washington politics . ties . See page 6 for a listing of the resLults . City and county residents in Florida , New jersey and Azuard: The Catto Charitable Foundation New York, which approved multibillion packages in re- cent years at the state level to preserve land, were among honors an Oregon conservationist with a the most active on Election Day. $50 , 000 award recognizing her 20 years of Among the highlights : Broward and Leon counties in work protecting the Columbia Gorge . Florida each passed $400 million proposals to protect open space . Union County, N .J . , voters approved a $98 million Greenzuays , The Kodak American Greenway proposal to fund open space, recreation and historic pres - Awards honor 38 grassroots groups and ervation projects . St Louis area voters agreed to spend four national leaders for their leadership in $400 million to acquire parkland and create a park district. promoting greenways and preserving Seattle residents also said yes to a $ 198 million proposal to protect green space, maintain parks and expand trails . open space . Maryland Shore Protected, Small Tracts : Bringing back natural quiet to Zion National Park, restoring a fishery on Tennessee State Forest Created Maine ' s Kennebec River, achieving common ground in Austin, Texas, and spotlighting 31 The Conservation Fund has completed negotiations to good development in all 50 states . buy easements protecting 2,500 acres and 14 miles of shoreline along Chincoteague Bay in Maryland . The $3 . 1 million easement purchase , among the first to be acquired under the state ' s Rural Legacy Program, is part of a larger Elections : Voters from Maine to California coastal bay initiative to preserve a 15 , 000-acre natural cor- approved more than $3 billion for parks and ridor between Pocomoke State Forest, the E . A . Vaughn open space on November 7 . Wildlife Management Area and Assateague Island Na- tional Seashore . Partners included the state Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Environmental Trust, Congress : Lawmakers shelved the Worcester County and the Lower Shore Land Trust . Conservation and Reinvestment Act but set aside $ 12 billion for conservation spending 31 In October, Tennessee announced plans to purchase a over the next six years . 2, 023- acre forest in Cocke County, the first new state forest in more than 50 years . The Conservation Fund bought the See Forest, page 8