Posts Tagged ‘ preservation ’

Efforts to restore the Everglades have picked up urgency in the last decade: the sprawling subtropical wetland, the only ecosystem of its kind, is dying for lack of clean water. Many environmentalists remain convinced that Mr. Crist’s deal with United States Sugar, even in its downsized form, offers the Everglades its best hope. But documents...
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Scenic Hudson protects view from FDR home | poughkeepsiejournal.com HIGHLAND — Scenic Hudson has taken another major step in protecting the view from the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park. The land preservation group has purchased 160 acres of woodlands directly across the Hudson River from the FDR site, which includes his Springwood...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/nyregion/19towns.html April 19, 2009 Our Towns To Preserve or to Pave Over History By PETER APPLEBOME FISHKILL, N.Y. History is what we choose to remember, and there have been many reasons not to remember too much about the Fishkill Encampment and Supply Depot, a sprawling military city that became the most important northern supply center during the Revolutionary War. No stirring...
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Help Protect the Great Swamp in the NY Highlands. Less than 70 miles from New York City is the ...
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