as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest
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Its boundaries were drawn in the 1930s, and federal officials did not take into account the ridge-line development might occur overlooking the park, conservancy officials said.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
The conservancy will partner with the San Diego Bird Alliance for a Torrey Pines Photo Stroll at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 19, for bird watchers and photographers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The conservancy currently owns about 208,000 acres across California, Oregon and Utah — the vast majority in California — where the preserve system sees more than 1.4 million people each year.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Andrew Giacomini, a Marin lawyer, filed a complaint alleging that the National Park Service conspired with the Nature Conservancy to pay off ranchers to relinquish their rights to 20-year leases and instead lease the properties to the conservancy.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
The conservancy will partner with the San Diego Bird Alliance for a Torrey Pines Photo Stroll at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 19, for bird watchers and photographers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The conservancy currently owns about 208,000 acres across California, Oregon and Utah — the vast majority in California — where the preserve system sees more than 1.4 million people each year.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Earlier this month, Andrew Giacomini, a Marin lawyer, filed a complaint alleging that the National Park Service conspired with the Nature Conservancy to pay off ranchers to relinquish their rights to 20-year leases and instead lease the properties to the conservancy.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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