[CPEO-MEF] "Military, conservationists unite ..."

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Military, conservationists unite to deflect urban encroachment

By Mike Lee
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 26, 2005

With urban sprawl creeping toward Camp Pendleton's fences, the Marines
and conservation groups have locked arms to keep new neighbors from
edging closer and to preserve dwindling parcels of undeveloped property.

Together, the unlikely allies have charted 54,000 acres near the base
and are planning to buy land to preserve those open spaces.

As soon as this week, the Trust for Public Land expects to finalize a
deal that would give it the right to buy 1,200 acres from a private
landowner on the northeast shoulder of the base. The group also is
negotiating a transfer of development rights for that property to the
Marine Corps.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20050726-9999-1n26bases.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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