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The rationale {or
the existence of
The Nature
Conservancy is. simple and straightforward Without natural land, there cannot be as one is diminished, so is the quality of the other, for life and land are inseparably linked Yet every day. more and more of our . precious wild resources-are being sacrificed to unplanned and thoughtless development The damage done is easy to see, but the long range effects are less perceptible We may miss the sparkling rush of a trout stream orthe waving of prairie grass, but we will continually suffer the long range consequences of silted streams and and dustbowls These fragile ecosystems are irreplaceable wellspnngs of life, and if they are destroyed, so is the life they shelter The Nature Conservancy believes the time for mindless destruction is past We must be responsible to the land and the delicate balance it harbors We must act now We need your help We ask you to pin us We ask you to let it be Join us and become part of an informed and effective volunteer network that acts to preserve the land Naturally, you will be privy to information about our work and our progress You'll receive our publications, and if you join at • the $25 level or above, we'll send you our Preserve Directory at no cost The Directory identifies, locates and describes every land conservation project completed by The Conservancy since its inception
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