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Nature Conservancy's Dick Goodwin His Can-Do Spirit Fostered Land Conservation.(A)(Leaders & Success)
Byline: David Saito-Chung
Investor's Business Daily
As a botany professor, Dick Goodwin did a lot of lecturing. But when it came topreserving areas rich with nature, he let his actions speak for him.
In the early 1940s, a group was trying to save the Bergen Swamp from development. Located near Rochester, N.Y., the wetland was an oasis of white cedar trees. A lawyer told Goodwin, then a teacher at the University of Rochester, that they wanted to do a land survey but did
n't have the $5,000 to pay for it.
Goodwin answered the call - for nothing. After walking around the swamp, he persuaded an acquaintance to take aerial photos for free. He dug up old recordsof land ownership and drew a rough map. Then he met with farmers who had land on the edge of the swamp.
After many tries, Goodwin at last found one willing to sell his land - five acres for $125. The group bought it. Today, the swamp is part of a 2,000-acre preserve and a government-designated National Natural Landmark.
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