Odyssey to California's past: natural and human history survive on Santa Cruz Island
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Santa Cruz Island owner Carey Stanton turned over ownership of the island to the Nature Conservancy in 1987 to avoid its being turned into an industrial and residential area. With this transfer, the island, which is twenty-three miles from the Santa Barbara coast in California, becomes part of the National Park System.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1993
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Prairie enterpreneur Ray Hillenbrand follows the lead of native American tradition
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Ray Hillenbrand gave up his executive lifestyle for a life in the ranch. He now owns 1,800 heads of buffalo and 25,000 acres of farmlands. Hillenbrand's priority is the restoration of prairie lands and he now uses his businessman's sense to instill order in his property.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1993
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To mow or not to mow: the not-so-neighborly debate rages on
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Ecologist Larry Lamb favors tall grass and wildflowers in his lawn. A feud with his neighbor, Herbert Schlonies, typifies the conflict between prairie and tall grass enthusiasts and those who prefer well-kept and landscaped lawns.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1992
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