Bob Lemire - conservation giant... Bob Lemire had a vision for Lincoln's conservation and rural character back in the fifties and acted on it. At the time state monies suddenly became available to buy land for conservation. Lincoln was an agricultural town at the time and land values were reasonable. Bob acted quickly. He went to his fellow citizens who had larger tracts of land and asked if they would give or sell part of all of their land to conservation - often with the proviso they could still farm their land. >From his efforts a large amount of land was conserved in Lincoln - a major >factor in the beauty, ecology, and rural character of Lincoln today. He wrote about this in his book "Creative Land Development" - still a major resource for saving land, while balancing it with the needs of the landowners. Now there are many pressures on Lincoln's lands. Let's remember what Bob and his fellow citizens originally did to conserve Lincoln's natural lands - and what an amazing legacy that is to continue to preserve today.
Mary Rosenfeld
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