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Dragonmodus t1_iri0s96 wrote

Reply to comment by ch25stam25 in Great Sand Dunes National Park expands by 9,300 acres by tta2013

The desert is not bigger, the park is bigger. Less uplifting part is this is a big oil donation/tax cut.

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Lelabear t1_irit3bg wrote

Also I've found that the "Nature Conservancy" involved in some pretty suspicious land grabs. I also know that ranch that just got folded into the park, I lived in the Valley when it was purchased by the NC and a lot of locals had serious concerns about the easement protocols, but the NC sidestepped those nicely, as usual.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/noonan-a-crazy-quilt-of-conservation-easements-confounds-coloradans/article_d05e69ba-3000-11e9-a2a9-6b531fdb2855.html

https://kdvr.com/news/local/great-sand-dunes-national-park-grows-by-9300-acres/

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/in-response-column-miscast-conservation-effort-for-historic-colorado-ranch/article_47a32c20-3486-11e9-853d-47c596e32183.html

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