Land Trust

This spring and summer, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is offering storytelling trails. Photo provided by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust With the help of volunteers, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust has designed storyboards that will serve as…

For decades, Freeda Cathcart was a passive owner of utility company stock, content with annual dividend checks and confident that regulators were watching her. But that all changed in 2017 when Donald Trump became president, promising to…

Monday May 9Artist Shannon Soldner will talk about using red in paint at 2 p.m. on Zoom. Sign up to receive…

Published: 05/05/2022 19:36:38 Modified: 05/05/2022 19:35:08 AMHERST - A $5 million campaign for Kestrel Land Trust, aimed at preserving 5,000 acres of land in the region, including parts of Mount Tom…

Slade, George Richard "Dick" 1931-2022 Dick Slade was born January 12, 1931 in Duluth to George Norman Slade and Elizabeth…

Bill and Kathy Perkins at Green Point. Kathy Perkins helped lead the push for the memorial sign, according to Dan Dowd. Contributed / Dan Dowd It only takes a few minutes to hike the winding, wooded trail to the top of Cox's Head in…

Alpine Income Property Trust (PINE) owns and manages a portfolio of quality commercial properties. The Trust's portfolio includes 129 net leased retail and office properties in 84 markets in 35 states. What is unique about Alpine is…

By Baltimore gas and electric BGE has awarded 57 non-profit organizations grants totaling more than $250,000 to support environmental stewardship projects in the company's service area. Now in its ninth year, BGE's annual Green…

PITTSFIELD — Lawyer Wendy Taylor Linscott, longtime community activist, classmate of Hillary Clinton and…

April 13, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. Background information: Located in the northwest part of Stonington, the 232-acre property came on the market in the summer of 2020. Nestled between several existing conservation areas, the land has been targeted…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Spring is here, and that means it's the perfect time to get outside. Cliff Chapman, executive director of the Central Indiana Land Trust, suggests visiting one of the Indiana's Many Nature Reserves…

Friday April 22 is Earth Day and people can celebrate in many ways in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. South Portland On Earth Day, the South Portland Land Trust will host an En-ROADS Virtual Climate Workshop with guest…

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Karena Garrity, your host of the Haddams-Killingworth Daily. First, today's weather forecast: Softer. High: 58 Low: 44. Here are today's top three stories in The Haddams-Killingworth: Notice to residents,…

Nearly a quarter of a million dollars donated and set aside for Canterbury squatter David Lidstone to buy his own property is now in the hands of River Dave himself, after the trust that held the funds was dissolved in late March .The…

More than 100 Raleigh residents turned out for the Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday to ask officials for relief from skyrocketing property taxes. The cohort were all members of ONE Wake, a grassroots community…

Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 51 into law (SB 51) to regulate how Caltrans should proceed with the sale of rental properties along what would have been the I-710 corridor. Opposition from existing tenants, many of…

The City of South Portland along with other local groups held a community cleanup event at Willard Beach and several local parks to keep public spaces healthy. The annual April Stools Day & Community Cleanup event…

Carl Scholz works at the sugar shack with a CM1 class from Sebastopol. Carl Scholz was one of a kind. He was the youngest school principal in Wisconsin when he was promoted to head of the Sevastopol district at age 26 and…

Prickly Pear Land Trust is seeking $1.95 million in Lewis and Clark County Open Spaces Bond Funds to help secure a nearly 4,000-acre conservation easement along an iconic stretch of the Missouri River near from Craig.Owned…

Developers who demolish single-family homes or multi-unit buildings in Pilsen and…

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI - A natural oasis of wooded trails, a skating pond and other features that form the…

COTUIT - A refurbished school bus, painted in bright designs by local artist Jackie Reeves, can often be spotted parked near the entrance to Cotuit Arts Center. In the coming months, families will see this colorful vehicle "appear" in…

The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) invites the public to join in the celebration of the 10and year of their flagship event, the Lake George Hike-A-Thon, to be held on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Early bird registration for the event opened…

WAILUKU - Maui United Way, along with Hawaii Land Trust (HILT) and Hui No Ke Ola Pono, will host a "Healing Healers" event on April 7, 2022 at the Waihe'e Refuge to…

In 2018, before the County Board of Supervisors banned parking on the east side of Highway 1 across from…

As the housing crisis has deepened in recent years, the organization has begun to think about ways to not only create more affordable housing options, but also preserve those options in perpetuity. When Townsley joined Habitat 12…

JORGEN GULLIKSEN Sci-fi movies with aliens invading and rapidly reproducing, even after a fire seems to have wiped them out, may seem like an all-too-obvious…

SEARSMONT - Selectmen will hold a public hearing at the Searsmont Community Building on Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m., to present information and hear public comments on a proposed 63-acre land purchase. The property will be used for…

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The passage of Ballot Measure 7A continues to pay dividends to communities in the fifteen counties of the Colorado River District through the Community Funding Partnership (CFP). The Community Funding Partnership Program closed its…

Lois Scent Short (1943-2022) died in Bozeman, MT on Sunday, February 20, 2022, after a brief illness. Lois was born in Dayton, KY, the youngest child of Charles Richard and Esther Williams Scent. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky…

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and several agency officials head to the hill overlooking Sweetwater Lake for the October 2021 press conference when the state parks plan was announced.Chelsea!-->…

KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of undermining peace efforts and ruled out territorial concessions in an address to the nation in the early hours of Tuesday.Zelenskiy spoke after Russia's…

Green thumbs looking for rare and local plants look no further.The Mojave Desert Land Trust will be holding its Spring Native Plant Mini-Sale this week from Tuesday, February 22 at noon through Friday, February 25 at noon.The sale will…

A conference on the implications of sea level rise will take place on March 3. KS Gravin The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust will host Island Institute Marine Scientist Susie Arnold for a talk on sea level rise and its current and projected…

CHRIS HUBBUCH Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation to make it easier to sell public land, raising fears the proposal could undermine the trust of…

It's almost time for a new episode of ABC's new family drama "Promised Land," and exploring the Sandoval family is getting more complicated by the minute. Based on the Latinx family-owned winery, the story revolves around achieving and…

An innovative housing partnership is underway as site preparation begins for a 96-unit affordable housing project for Black and Indigenous families, seniors, and individuals in New Westminster.“This unique!--googleon:>…

February 8, 2012An Aurelius woman has donated 127 acres of property near the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to the Finger Lakes Land Trust, ensuring it will remain undeveloped.Buffalo native Kathryn Whitehorne has lived…

Participation is free. Anyone interested in participating must register by February 23 and be able to commit to at least one morning or afternoon shift, as shifts are limited to 15 participants. Sandwiches and light snacks will be offered…

Masa Cooperativa taps into consumer demand for a key ingredient in tortillas and tamales. In the Guatemalan village where she grew up, Lesly Lopez remembers…

January 28, 2022 San Jose is experiencing a devastating displacement crisis. Low-income communities, primarily people of color, are being torn apart as rents and home values ​​continue to rise, even during the pandemic.More than one and a…

New land is essential for the further development of the county park A number of factors, organizations and individuals were involved in the significant transfer of land in Hamilton County from Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) to…

MANCHESTER – The Manchester Land Conservation Trust announced on Wednesday that it will receive an 11-acre…

Denver could spend $3.9 million to expand its managed homeless camp program this year, as the city council's…

A gift of public funds EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: The oversight board's consent schedule for Tuesday includes extending the cannabis business tax due date from Jan. 31 to April 30. Since the extension does not affect taxes due "in any way",…

Remember when the City of Vancouver voted to demolish the Georgia and Dunsmuir overpasses seven years ago? What's up with that?It's a question that comes up often, given how important the overpasses are to downtown Vancouver - both…

An ambitious housing development planned for Missoula's Northside neighborhood received a boost in public funding to move forward on Thursday.The Missoula Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the…

Since we wrote about Steller's sea eagle which appeared in and around Five Islands a few weeks ago, most readers will probably know that the bird has moved to Boothbay Harbor where it has attracted hundreds of people eager to see or…

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is illustrated by the following report, for the week of January 6-12. The numbers reflect the sale price of the property, as well as the address or lot number of the property and are…

MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Maine (WABI) – Island Housing Trust in Bar Harbor led a fundraising campaign to raise $3.5 million to build an affordable housing neighborhood on MDI. The Coming Home Campaign received a big boost from Witham Family…

The Maine Community Foundation's $ 619,000 funds cover projects across the state. BRUNSWICK, Maine - Tom Farrell is delighted that Brunswick is discovering his new public land.…

HONG KONG, Jan. 10 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese developer Modern Land (1107.HK) plunged nearly 40% to all-time lows when trading resumed on Monday after announcing it was in talks with carriers notes on a restructuring plan for its $ 1.3…

BRIEFSDouglas Elliman is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "DOUG"Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG) (“Douglas Elliman”) today announced the completion of the previously announced spin-off of Vector…

A Moment With ... is an opinion piece in which the Palm Beach Post Editorial Board asks community leaders what they think about issues affecting our community and the state. Suzanne Cabrera, President and CEO of the Housing Leadership…

A historic black church in Southeast North Carolina gets a facelift. The Reaves Chapel was originally part of the Cedar Hill Plantation. People once enslaved built it on the banks of the Cape…

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Mortgage rate hikes expected when the Federal Reserve tightens credit in the new year are expected to slow but not block Maine's scorching real estate market.Home prices will continue to rise, but not as fast as this…

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The Kennebec Land Trust has acquired 120 acres in Fayette which the public can use for recreational purposes. Photo courtesy of Kennebec Land Trust FAYETTE - The Kennebec Land Trust acquired 120 acres of the Jean E. (Wheeler) Hewett…

Long-time family physician Dr. Gary Knaus speaks with a patient at the Carbondale Roaring Fork Family Practice Office.Chelsea Auto / Independent Post Dr Gary Knaus is!-->…

The Downeast Lakes Community Forest, one of the largest community forests in the country, was expanded in 2021 and now covers 57,693 acres.. Courtesy of Downeast Lakes Land Trust Each year, conservation groups in Maine work to…

The Wood River Land Trust has raised more than $ 200,000 in the past four months to permanently protect 22…

Click aqui para Português Recently a number of articles circulated in brazilian media report, with a mixture of wonder and reproach, the to double the scale of the country's favelas over the past 36 years. Amid the…

Christmas is just around the corner, and if you're like me, you've got some last minute shopping to…

Jim Smith recognized for his volunteer work, including helping to found Legacy Land Trust Society MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Conservation work was not always on the mind of a local resident who was recently named a recipient of the…

Hillsborough Commissioners Develop New Affordable Housing Plan Briona Arradondo Reports TAMPA, Florida - Finding affordable housing is such a challenge that Hillsborough County leaders are turning to a creative solution to help…

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State Senator Jason Heitkamp, ​​a conservative Republican from Wyndmere, has announced that he will run for the North Dakota House of Representatives in District 25. The 26th District was…

Affordable housing projects in San Rafael, Novato and Point Reyes Station will receive a total of $ 1.38 million in government grants following action by Marin County supervisors on Tuesday. Half of the money, $ 689,000, comes from a state…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City woman and her employees were permanently banned from operating a charity after a Jackson County judge ruled they scammed thousands of dollars by falsely claiming to build them houses. The Missouri…

NEWPORT - The organization behind 11th hour of racing takes over the historic Swiss Village and the surrounding 43.3 acres from the Swiss Village Foundation after its sponsors paid a total of $ 8.65 million for the property.The new…

The Finger Lakes Land Trust has purchased a 470 acre parcel of land that includes 3,400 feet of Cayuga Lake shoreline.The Bell Station property is the largest piece of private shoreline remaining in the Finger Lakes. Located on the…

By DAVID GREENE Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition and Sistas & Brothas United decorate a fence on city-owned public land on East 175th Street in the Tremont section of the Bronx, and offer their plans for the site's…

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - The Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) announced recent funding in the amount of $ 9,755,298 to protect 5,381 acres of natural spaces and family farms on its 15 counties. Funding was provided to TRLT by…

The Greater Worcester Land Trust's 'Giving Tuesday' campaign asks a question that will certainly touch the hearts of most Worcesterites: "Does this pothole seem welcoming to you?“The campaign is to 'plug the potholes at…

SINGAPORE, Nov. 29 (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia reopened one of the world's busiest land borders on Monday, allowing vaccinated travelers to cross after nearly two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Although travelers…

Nevada County recently entered into an "Adopt-a-Trail" agreement to support the eastern part of the beloved region Hirschman Pond Trail in Nevada City. Hirshman Trail is minutes from the Eric Rood Center and is a source of…

The Comox Valley Regional District announced on November 25 that the park located upstream of Morrison Creek, which protects 22 hectares of aquatic and riparian habitat, has been officially named the qax mot conservation area.…

Kip Testwuide (Photo provided) LAC SARANAC - The Trudeau Institute has elected Kip Testwuide, Investment Banker and Managing Member of High Peaks…

ROCKVILLE - Two of the main Solano Land Trust open spaces in the region will open this weekend for three activities spread over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The offers are: 9th Black Friday #OptOutside & Walk-off…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A man convicted of stabbing his then girlfriend, causing serious injury, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.District Judge Peter Froelicher sentenced Anthony Brassard to 25 to 35 years in prison on Friday, the…

Forty-three acres of land in Morris County are being considered for purchase and preservation. The Morris County Open Space Trust Fund Committee recommended that the County Commissioners Council approve $ 1.3 million to acquire and…

Since Julie and her husband John Ott moved to her parents' farm, the James Ranch north of Durango, three decades ago, three more siblings have joined them on the 400-acre farm where they produce meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs and cheese…

According to the proposal, the developers would transform the Larchmont golf course into a new neighborhood with a target of 2,000 new homes, new doctor's offices and business opportunities. They would give the county 157 nearby acres for…

Paris Agreement architect Laurence Tubiana, WWF, Sky, Virgin Media O2 and Ben & Jerrys are among 250+ organizations and leaders supporting a new call to fight climate disinformation, launched to coincide with COP26. In…

Seasonal changes to the Clark Fork River will soon trigger shoreline changes throughout Missoula.From the…

Housing co-ops, largely by the wayside for decades, are getting a second look in San Francisco as the stubbornly high cost of real estate has displaced working-class families, entire communities of color and generations of…

A vacant lot at the corner of US 15-501 and Murray Hill Road may soon be developed into a small mixed-use…

The Barnstable Land Trust invites ideas on transforming the 40-acre Twin Brooks Golf Course apartment development on one of the largest remaining open spaces in Hyannis. The goal is to generate a community-supported vision that integrates…

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Before crossing the last dike preventing seawater from rushing into Pacheco Marsh for the first time in generations, workers rushed this week to make sure the water wasn't flowing the wrong way. Record-breaking storms last…

ORONO - Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion on repatriation and Indigenous land concepts in the Land Back movement on Monday, November 8 from 3 p.m. to 4…

John Condzella discusses the history of Wading River Farm during a tour organized with the Peconic Land…

PENOBSCOT BAY - On December 2, 2020, two large bales of compacted trash from Ireland fell into the waters of Penobscot Bay as they were unloaded from a sea freighter at Mack Point in Searsport, scattering plastic shards on the tide and…

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A narrow triangular block in RiNo is expected to be the site of a new 49-unit limited-income condominium complex. Chestnut Place condos are expected to have 14 one-bedroom units, 27 two-bedroom units, and eight three-bedroom units, as well…

Getting there: Take Route 117 West through central Coventry and turn left onto Stone Gate Drive. Turn right and continue to the end of Bramblebush Road at a kiosk.Parking: Available for multiple cars at the trailhead.Dogs: admitted but…

Molly Myerson and Vivien Straus recently joined the Marine Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) Board of Directors. Both with direct links to our local agricultural scene. Myerson is a newcomer with new perspectives straight from the…

DENVER (CBS4)- Elections outside the year tend to be dormant. Not the 2021 Colorado election. There are three statewide metrics and over 125 local voting questions. One of the local initiatives is being challenged in court even before…

The newly proposed land swap, however, would allow residents to stay. Homeowners would transfer property rights to the city in exchange for new homes built on vacant city-owned land that sits in a floodplain that is…