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TOMPKINS CONSERVATION
A national park larger than Yosemite was born after Ohio-born fashion moghul donated 725,000 acres in 1990 to save wildlife and forestOhio-born fashion mogul Douglas Tompkins shifted from business to conservation, beginning work to protect Chilean forests in 1992. His Tomp...- In 1997, couple started with 11 farms; decades later, their 67,000-acre reserve is home to more than 60 mammal speciesA South African couple’s nearly three-decade conservation effort has transformed 11 former livestock farms into a 67,000-acre wildlife rese...
- In 1992, Douglas Tompkins began buying Chilean wilderness; decades later, much of it became the 994,000-acre Pumalín National Park, larger than YosemiteDouglas Tompkins bought vast tracts of land in Chile for conservation. He created Pumalín National Park, a reserve larger than Yosemite. Lo...
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- Heat advisory issued for New York, temperatures expected to skyrocket in several counties : Check tips to stay safeA heat advisory is in place for western and central parts of New York from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday. The heat index values on Tuesday are f...
- Riot? Insurrection? Coup? Words matter in describing the siege on the US CapitolThe use of "riot" as a descriptor is almost universally accepted, even though the word has become fraught with racial connotations and desp...
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