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i/,\T>)5. <br />■ v; <br />•r'iin <br />•T <br />: a^r <br />i >■■ <br />h <br />f” ’ <br />$3.8 million. The new Santa C!ara author. <br />tP. is modeled atiter nearby .^VidPeninsula <br />and East Bay open space districts. .And <br />north ot Chicago. Illinois, l^ke Coiinct' <br />Forest Presence \ oten approved a SoO <br />Tiulion bond, with S20 million tar£eted to <br />and purchase. The measure is funded b\ <br />a 20-\Yar proper^* assessment. <br />Bonds Hnanced by small properr\' ta.\ <br />increases vvere approved in three commu ­ <br />nities in growih s path. Residents of Eden <br />raine* AluinesoUL near .^linneapolis* said <br />ves to a S1.95 million bond to bu%* 96 <br />icres in the .Alinnesoca River V'ailev. The% <br />cden Praine Land Trust launched the <br />effort. Voters in Alapleivoodt Alinncaoca. <br />a St. Paul suburb, backed a So million <br />bond* financed by a small properrv ta.x <br />increase, to buy forestlands prionrized by <br />a citizens commission. .\nd E\*ergreen» <br />G>lorado voters a^eed to a S700.000 bond <br />to help purchase some *^00 acres of elk- <br />herding land. The measure, financed bv a% <br />small mtUage increase, will match private <br />fiindsand SI.4 million from a coun^ open <br />space fiind. <br />More state and local conserx'atton <br />f inding initiatives are in the works for <br />1995 and 1996. Measures that did not pass <br />this v*ear in Ulinoist Massachusetts, and <br />York are likely to be rcsisited. <br />Califiornia can be counted on for a new <br />initiative. Missourians will go to the polls <br />in 1996 to reauthorize their Parks and <br />Soils Sales Tax. Park study groups in <br />Uashifigton State. New Jersey, and <br />Minnesota are likely to make new financ­ <br />ing recommendations. Ci^ and coun^' ini- <br />riatives are also brewing in Atlanta. <br />Georgiat Charlotte-Mecklenberg County, <br />Sorth Carolina; Cleveland. Ohio; <br />Minneapolis, aMinnesoui; and elsewhere. <br />Future issues of GreenSense <br />.vill review election results and emerging <br />jnding proposals. If \'OU are working <br />fCt an iniciadve we missed, please <br />ell GreenSense. (9 <br />ifii <br />J <br />International Association of Fish and <br />Ulldlile .Vgenciest Siaie MltDlift <br />DivtMty program Funding: A 1992 <br />Stu\*tg (June 199^). States spend $52 <br />million a year on programs to protect <br />endangered and non-game species, <br />according to this recent sun*ey. State <br />funds — such as hunting and fishing <br />licenses, tax check-offs, and appropria ­ <br />tions — account for 77% of the total. <br />National Tnwt for Historic Pmen-ation. <br />Regional H«ritag€ Aretut; Apprwube^ ta <br />StutainahU Development, T. Allan Comp. <br />Ed. (199h). The growing heritage move, <br />ment incorporates historic preserv’ation. <br />open space conservation, environmental <br />education, and outdoor recreanon in com. <br />prehensive resource.based action plans for <br />communin' and regional rexitaliaarion. <br />This report provides an overview of <br />Conserv'ing open land and choosing <br />carefully those areas that should be <br />developed is not contrary to <br />economic health, but essential to it.” <br />— I., rhumas. Dutchcsf G)unr.- Pla.Tning Dvpartmeni. New Aork — <br />Federal lunds from endangered species. <br />Pittman. Robertson and VV'allop. Breaux <br />programs account for a fifth. To order, <br />write International Association of Fish and <br />Wildlife Agencies. 444 North Capitol St.. <br />N.W/:. Suite 544. Washington. D C. 20001. <br />General Accounting OIBce, FeOerat <br />ZomA.' Lom D Actfuioitiono Involving <br />Sonpn^'it Conservation Organizations <br />(GAO/RCED-94-149. June 1994). <br />.Nonprofit land consen-ation groups pro. <br />vide assistance in a growing number of <br />government land purchases. These pan. <br />nerships work well, sa.vs GAO. based on <br />its study ot 249 transactions inxolvina IS <br />nonprofits. Established procedures on <br />protect selection, price, and appraisals were <br />adhered to in virtually es en- instance. <br />Nonprofits also helped save millions of <br />public dollars by arranging below fair mar­ <br />ket sales and pnvate donations. To order, <br />wnte General Accounting Otfice. P.O. Bo.x <br />6015. Gaithersburg, MD 20884.6015. <br />heritage areas and profiles several leading <br />e.\amples. The National Coab'tion for <br />Heritage Areas is promoting a national <br />program, currently being considered in <br />Congress, for planning, designating, <br />and managing heritage areas. To order, <br />s'Tite the National Trust for Historic <br />Preservation. 1785 Massachuseas .Ave.. <br />N.W'., Washington, D.C. 20036. <br />Land Trust Alliance, Eeonomie Benefits <br /><it Lan^ProteetioH (April 1994). This <br />report reprints useful articles on the eco. <br />nomic benefits of agricultural and forest, <br />land conserv'ation. Several discuss <br />methods to help residents and planners <br />anaU'ze the comparable costs and bene, <br />fits of development and conservation. <br />This publication is one of LTA's InfoPak <br />Series on topics of importance to land <br />conservation. To order, send S20 plus <br />S4 postage to Land Trust .Alliance. 1519 <br />F St., N.W, Suite 501. Washington. <br />D.C. 20004. <br />• r