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acres goal hope next preserve program reach year
We'd like to preserve about 1,000 acres a year. We hope to be at 9,500 next year (since the program started in 1990) and our goal is to reach 10,000 acres by 2007.
acres time
One time we did have 300 acres in watermelons. That was fun. Delta Burke
acres adding land owned
We've owned a lot of land down there for many years. We had 12,000 acres. Now, we're adding 6,000 acres together.
acres grew served western
I grew up in western Oregon, just outside Eugene, on 27 wooded acres that served as my playground. Benjamin Percy
acres fancy five guess house
I have no fancy living at all. Well, I have a house in Sun Valley. Five acres in the woods. I guess that's fancy.
acres bad
When you get more acres in a day, it's a bad day when you're harvesting, ... You want to be dumping as much as you can.
acres parks street third tiny
There are 45 parks in Wyandotte County, ranging from 1,500 acres to the tiny St. John's Park on Third Street and Armstrong.
acres beverly built found immersed middle moved natural near round setting
When Beverly and I got together in 1992, and I moved to be with her in the little round house she'd built in the middle of 20 acres of woods near Amity, I found myself immersed in a natural setting that I responded to with all my being.
acres asked buy eminent exercise power taking time trying whatever
We asked these questions: What does 'obtain' mean? Are they trying to buy it or exercise the power of eminent domain? They didn't tell us whatever they were trying to do. What is the time limit? I wanted to know if they're taking 22.8 acres, which acres ? in the front, back, middle?
acres bluff deliberate four money owners properties pursue remaining seven speed willing
We own just over seven acres of the upper bluff and will pursue the remaining four properties with all deliberate speed as money allows and as the owners are willing to sell.
acres considered extremely fiber five forests increasing lost million natural needs past plantation portion region resource substitute supply valuable wood
While plantation forests are an extremely valuable resource and will undoubtedly supply an increasing portion of wood and fiber needs in the future, they should not be considered a substitute for the region's dwindling natural forests. During the past five years, the region lost more than 14.8 million acres of natural forests.
acres crop freeze left thousands
We have thousands of acres of crop loss. This is a freeze that left its mark.
acres add adequate began joined lengthy less master open original process public realized seem
When I first joined the Irvine Company, I realized that less than 11,000 acres were designated as open space in the original master plan, and that just didn't seem adequate to me. So, I began the lengthy process working with public and community organizations to add more open space. Donald Bren
acres animal donate five franklin looking love sanctuary
I would love to have an animal sanctuary in Franklin County. We're looking for someone who could donate the land. Five or 10 acres would be enough.
acres bit catch chasing fires happening hard helped last rain runs takes week
We had a little bit of rain to come in. It helped for about two days. And now we're back to the way we were two days...you know, last week we were chasing fires, and all the fires been 100 acres plus. The same thing's happening now. It just takes a little spark, and the fire runs and it's hard to catch it. James Wade
acres building california calling hundred interest mostly northeast send start thousand
We've got speculators calling us -- mostly from California and the Northeast -- who say, 'We'll just send crews out there and start building hundreds of homes,' There's a lot of interest in securing a hundred to a thousand acres of land. Ben Johnson
acres five lost numerous thousands vehicles
We've lost numerous other structures, five vehicles and tens of thousands of acres of land.
acres deer land problem requires severe talking
We're talking about 1,100 deer in 90,000 acres of land. We just don't think the overpopulation problem is so severe that it requires this response.
acres estimate meet
We estimate it will take 150,000 to 200,000 acres to meet the offset.
acres covered indoor lush open outdoor people public stable teaching trails training
We have an indoor covered arena, an outdoor arena, 200 acres of trails and 90 acres of lush pasture. We're open to the public for boarding, (horse) training and teaching people how to ride. We can stable 20 horses." ()
acres county elementary hoping school
We are hoping that the county will use the 16.3 acres as an elementary school site.
acres american-scientist building california coming desert gain housing people
Right now in California we gain 40,000 new acres of desert every year, with all the building and the people coming in... housing going up like crazy. Eddie Albert
acres people
People with 20 acres of lava and sagebrush have been stuck.
acres base creating diverse factor tax
Plymouth has 62,000 acres of land, of which 26,000 acres are tax exempt. Creating a more diverse tax base really was a factor in this decision.
acres built celebrated known land open preserved ranch ultimate
My ultimate dream is for the Irvine Ranch to be known and celebrated as much for the outstanding communities we've planned and built as it is for what is not developed. The beneficiary being the 50,000 acres of undeveloped land that is now permanently preserved and conserved as Open Space and parklands.
acres buy changed people price sell tracts wanting
One thing that has changed is the price of land. You try to go out and buy some farmland, and no one's wanting to sell the little tracts of 80 or 100 acres that people have always wanted.
acres drained gates opened surface three
On Sept. 8, I opened the gates and drained it for 45 days. We got it down to three acres of surface water. Mike Lewis
acres aircraft almost central minutes park released season sitting south waiting
We have almost 80 acres on the south side, to park aircraft on, and during the season it's packed full, ... They may be sitting there 20, 30 or 40 minutes waiting to be released by the central tower.
acres eventually lose markets reliable standing
We could eventually lose so many acres that the U.S. could lose markets and its standing as a reliable supplier.
acres burned destroying fires fuel grown homes intense last loads national result worse year
Two years ago, ... intense fires burned 739,597 acres in these national forests, destroying 3,631 homes and killing 24 people. Fuel loads may be worse this year because of grasses that have grown as a result of last winter's rains.
acres grow normally per takes water
To give you an idea, it normally takes 5 acres to grow 50,000 plants, and you would use 40,000 gallons of water per day. We use 1,500 gallons per day.
acres added build center district education grow hoping land lucky public recently seven small water york
We?re lucky that the York Water District leases us about 6.5 acres of land up there. That?s how we were able to grow and expand, and they have recently added another seven acres to our 50-year lease with them ... We are hoping to build a small education center so that we can be more of a public facility.
acres clients divide everyday husband land represent wife
Our clients are everyday folks. We don't represent big corporations; we represent the husband and wife who have 80 acres of land they want to divide and they can't under Oregon's land-use laws.