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    Thumbs up Conservationists See progress.. Black Farmers see regress.

    Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them.

    In Pembroke, the well-intended efforts of mostly white nature conservationists overlook one thing: The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them. Now, a generations-old way of life is threatened by the push for conservation.


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    Sixty miles south of Chicago, this wildlife reserve is among nearly 2,900 acres owned by private individuals and environmental groups — most prominently, The Nature Conservancy — trying to establish a network of nature sanctuaries in Kankakee County. Their efforts have overlapped with those of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which two decades ago put forward a plan to buy up and preserve thousands of acres of what conservationists consider a rare habitat, one that includes the nation’s largest and most pristine concentration of sandy black oak savanna.


    But these well-intended efforts overlooked a key consideration: the support of the residents of Pembroke and surrounding areas. Across the region, the acquisition of land by both the federal government and private conservationists occurred — and planning for more continues — in the face of persistent objections from local communities, including residents of this longtime Black farming community.


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    The tension has become an ongoing case study in how predominantly white environmental organizations and government agencies — willfully or not — can marginalize communities of color by prioritizing conservation goals over the wishes of residents.


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    Manhattan Beach LA is giving back eminent domain obtained public beach property to a black family. The acquisition occurred in the 1920's and only owned by the family since 1912. I think we should have some limits, but times as they are.....

    Chances are the property will be sold to developers and make somebody rich while the general public suffer.

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    Just like the Adirondacks they'll preserve at the expense of those who live here.

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    I just get the feeling that there is something more to this story. A three acre farm does not earn a living or feed a family.
    Let's go Brandon !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RMNIXON View Post
    Manhattan Beach LA is giving back eminent domain obtained public beach property to a black family. The acquisition occurred in the 1920's and only owned by the family since 1912. I think we should have some limits, but times as they are.....

    Chances are the property will be sold to developers and make somebody rich while the general public suffer.
    Last name Waters?
    Let's go Brandon !!!

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