conservancy
noun
con·ser·van·cy
kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē 
plural conservancies
1
British
: a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port
2
a
b
: an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources
Examples of conservancy in a Sentence
The land was recently donated to a local conservancy.
raising money for the conservancy of natural resources
Recent Examples on the Web
The work was halted by San Luis Obispo County authorities, and the firm eventually agreed to donate the 380-acre parcel to a land conservancy.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Founded in 2003, the conservancy is a nonprofit that has received hundreds of millions of dollars from government, private, and philanthropic sources for the development of 5.5 miles of riverfront between the Ambassador and Belle Isle bridges.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
About 550,000 people visit the White Tanks and Skyline Regional Park every year, according to the conservancy.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
For now, what people pay for flood protection will remain the same while the conservancy works on a different funding formula.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Over the last three decades, the conservancy that owns nine-tenths of the island has shot, trapped, and shipped out all the invasive goats and pigs, and nearly all the bison that were literally eating away the island’s native vegetation.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Participating conservancies agreed to increase training of female park rangers and include women in leadership positions.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
And in some sections where the legacy paving had sporadically been replaced with plain paving, the conservancy is bringing back the ornate patterns.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Over the past decade, the internet catapulted the hot springs to fame, drawing tourists from across California and the globe, according to the conservancy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Founded in 2003, the conservancy is a nonprofit that has received hundreds of millions of dollars from government, private, and philanthropic sources for the development of 5.5 miles of riverfront between the Ambassador and Belle Isle bridges.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
About 550,000 people visit the White Tanks and Skyline Regional Park every year, according to the conservancy.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
For now, what people pay for flood protection will remain the same while the conservancy works on a different funding formula.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Over the last three decades, the conservancy that owns nine-tenths of the island has shot, trapped, and shipped out all the invasive goats and pigs, and nearly all the bison that were literally eating away the island’s native vegetation.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Participating conservancies agreed to increase training of female park rangers and include women in leadership positions.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
And in some sections where the legacy paving had sporadically been replaced with plain paving, the conservancy is bringing back the ornate patterns.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Over the past decade, the internet catapulted the hot springs to fame, drawing tourists from across California and the globe, according to the conservancy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservancy. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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