March 2, 2017, Fremont, California, The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County and the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose finalized an environmental easement to protect 173 acres of forested property west of Highway 17 at Laurel Curve. The easement represents the last parcel needed to connect bio-diverse habitat and protect motorists’ safety. Combined with two properties east of the highway protected by the Trust last year, the easement prohibits development in these areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Springfield, Ill.—The Dominican Sisters of Springfield hosted a successful series of lunch-time seminars as an antidote to the divisive tone of civic discourse that has occupied much of our public space since the 2016 presidential election.
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