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Media stories
 | IF YOU PAVE PARADISE, IS THERE A COST?
November 20, 2005 - Editorial, Pioneer Press. Two new studies look at the economics of shared open spaces in Minnesota.
| | DENSITY, OPEN SPACE HAVE HIGH ECONOMIC VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
November 10, 2005 - Bill Clements, St. Paul Legal Ledger.
| | DEAL PRESERVES A STRETCH OF WILD LAND IN DAKOTA COUNTY
November 28, 2005 - Tom Meersman, Star Tribune. 475-acre former farm will become a wildlife management area, thanks to a father's vision.
| | RIVER PROTECTION EFFORTS WIN PRAISE
November 16, 2005 - Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press. Vermillion River Watershed Organization is awarded grant to create watershed standards that help big fish continue to multiply in urban, trophy-winning trout stream.
| | VALUE OF OPEN SPACE IS AFFIRMED.
November 11, 2005 - Meggen Lindsay, Pioneer Press. A report titled, "The Economic Value of Open Space," reinforces the idea that natural land next to residential neighborhoods often increases property and tax values.
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Editorials and opinion pieces
| THE OTHER LOUISIANA CATASTROPHE
September 9, 2005 - Dennis Anderson, Star Tribune. Wetlands tell a sad tale.
| | TWIN CITIES TRAILS TURN HIM GREEN
July 24, 2005 - Heath Meriwether, Guest Columnist, Pioneer Press. Investment in metro trails and greenways is the envy of the nation and the focus of an international conference this week.
| | SAVING LAND/GO SLOW ON EASEMENT REFORMS
June 17, 2005 - Star Tribune. Be careful to separate the baby from the bath water in pondering changes to conservation easements.
| | ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DEVELOPMENT, NOT 'RED TAPE'
June 16, 2005 - Martha Brand, Pioneer Press. Environmental review is not "red tape," it's a critical component of a planning process.
| | ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT
June 12, 2005 - Star Tribune. Comments from Dorian Grilley, Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota.
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