Example Sentences

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Ironically, the Boy Scouts themselves historically worked with land conservancies, like The Trust for Public Land, to purchase properties across the country.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022

It’s managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, or Cal Fire, one of 26 departments, conservancies and commissions overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2022

It intends to relinquish lands it holds to local Indigenous nations, if they want them, or to nature conservancies.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

In stage two, droneports would make up a courier system to transport crucial documents and goods between government offices, mines, oil-and-gas installations, ranches, and conservancies.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 16, 2019

In South Africa, for example, where the majority of the wildlife live on relatively secure private conservancies, a number of species have flourished, including lions.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2018