Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society

1987, Volume 23


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Year1987
Volume23
TitleThe California Nature Conservancy: Turning Land Protection Opportunities into Accomplishments
Author(s)Robert B. Hansen
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Abstract:
The Nature Conservancy is a national, private, non-profit, non-political land conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity. Efforts at land protection take many forms including outright acquisition, cooperative management agreements, and conservation partnerships. Land protection, whether by purchase, easement, lease, or other agreement. is followed by long-term management and stewardship.


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