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In 1959, land conservation and environmental advocacy were not yet priorities for the average citizen. Fifty years ago, the late
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In addition, through conservation easements, River Fields holds development rights to 23 additional properties in metro
Louisville and surrounding counties. These easements protect nearly 2,130 acres of land, including sensitive wetlands and watersheds, beautiful scenic vistas and historic
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for publishing a story concerning how River Fields went from "a nationally renowned conservation group to a one-issue monolith". It was suggested by some that River Fields stole LEOs from their distribution boxes so that people would not read that story.
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Confirmation that the two bridges would be built simultaneously, a major victory for those who feared that only the eastern crossing would be built, while the urgent safety and congestion problems downtown would languish or not be built at
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Transportation Cabinet, and the State Historic Preservation Offices of Kentucky and Indiana, as well as a number of other organizations throughout the Ohio River Corridor.
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