Saving land and Christmas at the same time

Good news out of Michigan, where a combination of local intitiative, state and federal dollars, and help from the Nature Conservancy is helping to preserve what's being termed spectacular coastline along Lake Superior. Coverage here and an editorial in support of the actionsfrom the Detroit Free Press.

And folks in South Dakota have hit upon an interesting way to remove cedar trees to let native prairie grass flourish. Free Christmas trees for the taking! What a great way to expose a conservancy area to the public, while getting some help with a stewardship issue. Nicely done.