639 days ago From Superior Telegram   View Archived Article

SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN - The Nature Conservancy says it raised almost $32 million, during a recently-completed fund drive, exceeding a goal of $30 million. The drive took four years to complete. Almost $9 million of the amount came came early in the campaign, and is targeted ...

644 days ago From Hawaii Reporter   View Archived Article

HONOLULU, HAWAII - Edmund C. Olson, chairman of A-American Storage Management Co., Inc., the 7th largest self storage company in the country, has donated $500000 to The Nature Conservancy for forest conservation on the island of Hawai'i. =93This is a significant gi ...

647 days ago From PR Newswire   View Archived Article

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill has announced a new $3 million grant to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to protect the Brazilian rainforest and help farmers grow soy more sustainably. The grant expands a program that has already helped 383 farmers comp ...

647 days ago From YNN Austin   View Archived Article

AUSTIN, TEXAS - The City of Austin is working with the Nature Conservancy on a plan to protect the Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. Both agencies held a press conference at Barton Springs Pool Monday to announce a deal to retire development rights for ...

650 days ago From San Francisco Chronicle    View Archived Article

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - On Tuesday, Andrew Kirz, 7, of Mill Valley, stopped by The Nature Conservancy offices in San Francisco to donate the entire contents of his piggy bank. It had taken him more than two years to fill the large firetruck-shaped piggy bank. ...

651 days ago From Patch.com   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - By Brooke Constance White The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island recently purchased 42.6-acre piece of land from the Whale Rock Land Company in Narragansett, and another 47 acres may not be far behind. The portion of land is a green headland across t ...

654 days ago From TribLocal   View Archived Article

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Their visit is part of The Nature Conservancy's highly successful LEAF program, which stands for Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future. LEAF strives to give urban children who are least exposed to nature a personal experience in nature, ...

655 days ago From Greenfield Daily Reporter   View Archived Article

COLUMBUS, INDIANA - AP INDIANAPOLIS =97 The Nature Conservancy has installed three power-generating wind turbines at its ecologically friendly state headquarters in Indianapolis. The Indiana Business Journal reports (http://bit.ly/qqRhnB ) that the three vertical-axis . ...

658 days ago From Maui Now   View Archived Article

MAUI, HAWAII - By Wendy Osher The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i is poised to expand its use of technology in conservation efforts with the help of a $1.1 million grant from the Joseph & Vera Long Foundation. The agency plans to use a portion of the funds on ...

669 days ago From Ventura County Star   View Archived Article

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - Waste Management and The Nature Conservancy are in negotiations to allow the conservancy to buy some of Waste Management's holdings in Simi Valley (about 700 acres) but no purchase deal has yet been completed. For the last six years, during which ...

677 days ago From Boston Globe   View Archived Article

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - By Lynne Tuohy AP / July 16, 2011 CONCORD, NH=97The New Hampshire chapter of The Nature Conservancy is brokering a deal to protect 13000 acres at the Mascoma River headwaters that include 47 miles of frontage on rivers and streams. ...

679 days ago From Fayetteville Observer   View Archived Article

FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - By Paul Woolverton Carvers Creek State Park north of Fayetteville and the Sandhills Game Land in Scotland County are gaining hundreds of acres with help from the Nature Conservancy. On July 1, the land preservation organization purchased 390 acres to ...

679 days ago From Salt Lake Tribune   View Archived Article

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Yunnan Province will sign an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, a leading global conservation organization, to design and create new national parks in China, protecting some of the world's most important and breathtaking landscapes and ecosys ...

679 days ago From Shape Magazine   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - So Bush, 28, partnered with the Nature Conservancy to become a member of Team Nature Conservancy and will be running in the marathon on July 31st. Here's what the star had to say about training for a marathon. 1. Take an off day. ...

680 days ago From Canadian National Newspaper   View Archived Article

EDMONTON, CANADA - This measure has already been implemented, with modest success and in conjunction with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Nature Conservancy, in the previously deforestation-prone municipality of Paragominas. The town's mayor has c ...

686 days ago From The Nature Conservancy   View Archived Article

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - With contributions from almost 90 local businesses, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii's Corporate Council for the Environment raised $230000 for conservation in fiscal year 2011. Launched in 1987 to engage the business community in supporting Hawa ...

690 days ago From The Seattle Times   View Archived Article

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - The Alaska Chapter of The Nature Conservancy polled about 500 Alaskan registered voters, and the vast majority supported policies for protecting salmon habitat. In a news release by the conservancy, 96-percent of Alaskans surveyed say salmon are ...

694 days ago From The Mercury   View Archived Article

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - By E, The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the major issues with protecting migratory birds that groups like the Nature Conservancy are working on? Migratory birds, like other animals, need suitable habitat and food sources to survive, ...

695 days ago From Tundra Drums   View Archived Article

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - A new poll by the Alaska chapter of The Nature Conservancy of some 500 registered voters shows overwhelming statewide support for policies protecting salmon habitat across the state. Ninety-six percent of Alaskans surveyed said salmon are essential t ...

696 days ago From The News Journal   View Archived Article

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - Nature Conservancy Marine Steward Bo Lusk keeps seagrass that volunteers harvested wet so its seeds can be collected. The conservancy is part of a seagrass restoration project along Virginia's Eastern Shore to return bay scallops to the area. ...