A good year for conservancy
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Dean Beckstead; Jim Wade, of the Lemon Bay Conservancy; and Garfield Beckstead look at an aerial photo of Thornton Key land donated to the conservancy by the Becksteads. The 9.77-acre property is estimated to be worth $600,000.
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A juvenile tarpon thrives in the low-oxygenated ponds of the Wildflower Preserve in Englewood.
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A juvenile tarpon thrives in the low-oxygenated ponds of the Wildflower Preserve in Englewood.
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ENGLEWOOD — With the acquisition of a 9-acre slice of pristine barrier island and the support of some of the world’s foremost tarpon researchers, 2012 was a very good year for the Lemon Bay Conservancy.
