From Sea to Shining Sea: Richard King Mellon Foundation, American Land Conservation Program, 1988-2002Gives an overview of the American Land Conservation Program and a vignette of the 81 properties purchased and donated by the Richard King Mellon Foundation between 1988 and 2002. |
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acquisition acres agencies Alaska American Land Conservation Antietam National Battlefield Bowman Island Bureau of Land Chesapeake Bay Chinati Mountain Chugach State Park Conservation Fund County Dembinsky Photo Associates Department of Fish Department of Natural endangered environmental farm federal Fish and Wildlife Foundation American Land Foundation gave Foundation purchased Foundation's gift Governor grazing privileges habitat heritage includes Jocassee Gorges King Mellon Foundation Lakes National Wildlife Land Conservation Program Land Management largest Lewis and Clark Maryland Department Mason Walsh Mellon Foundation American migrating miles Montana National Historical Park National Military Park National Park Service National Wildlife Refuge native Natural Resources nesting North Northeast Kingdom outdoor recreation Pennsylvania Pocosin Pocosin Lakes National Ponca State Park protect region's Richard King Mellon South Carolina species Squam Lake Stewardship Texas Trustees U.S. Fish U.S. Forest Service Vermont Virginia PAGE 50 visitors waterfowl watershed wetlands wildlife habitat Wildlife Management Area Wildlife Service woodlands