Land Legacy

Today Land Legacy filed a lawsuit against the owners of land in Osage County for violating an easement that prohibits the development of the Google Data Center planned for Sand Springs. In 2013 the Ringle family signed a contract with our company to protect the land from industrial development then hid this information from the developers and the city.

This lawsuit is exactly what my employer, Land Legacy, does. We identify undeveloped land and offer landowners substantial tax deductions to agree to keep the land as untouched as possible. We are not anti-builders but believe this is beautiful land in Osage Hills, and we are going to court to protect it. This is not the place to build a massive 3.5 million square foot building.

Great work by all involved. This pilot grant program should yield great results and show real benefit.

Red Cedar Water Conservation Bill Signed into Law - Oklahoma Conservation Commission OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, today praised the enactment of legislation that establishes a pilot program to explore solutions to the red cedar infestation throughout the state, beginning with a concentration on the North Canadian Watershed. House Bill 2239 creates the Terry Peach...

Thank you Rik Clement for the drone picture of the park in downtown Tulsa that Land Legacy built.

More discussion about Oklahoma bills that could hurt conservation efforts...

https://oklahomaconservation.org/bill-aimed-at-biden-initiative-could-backfire-on-private-landowners/?fbclid=IwAR2S18modSC20-EsC5pCnRuCsiddxYOrqKg9Rmcs-hmWdU4w0__YQt8Tb3c

Bill aimed at Biden initiative could backfire on private landowners : Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma News A bill introduced this week in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and seen as a defensive move against a perceived potential federal government land grab, could do more harm than good for Oklahoma’s private landowners, according to conservation groups familiar with the land issues.

Wonderful webinar.
https://grownative.org/event/grow-native-webinar-monarch-population-trends-conservation-climate-change/?fbclid=IwAR36Qaug5BY2bQ3BViwmlU2-7NBOmMIdK4SUZB-WHSLZD2iqXWD8lEcIAzw

Grow Native! Webinar: Monarch Population Trends, Conservation & Climate Change - Grow Native! Join us to learn the latest news about the status of monarch butterflies and how you can be part of the nationwide effort to conserve monarchs and their breathtaking migration. Dr. Chip Taylor, who has been researching monarchs for decades, will share population trends and how they are affected by c...

This is a special screening of a wonderful film about activists fighting for wild salmon. The movie is called "The Wild" and is being released on World Fish Migration Day.

The film helps bring awareness and has won awards at all the top film festivals. This is a special release and 25% of the funds from ticket sales goes to a coalition fighting for Bristol Bay.

The Wild - LLTK x WFMF The Wild Special Screening - Oct 24, 2020

Here is a link to the Tulsa World story this morning about a project that Land Legacy has been working on for a while. If it comes to fruition, it will provide land for a new park to be built behind Lowe's and Staples stores at 71st and highway 169.

City moves closer to establishing a new south Tulsa park The city plans to combine a donation from the Mary K. Chapman Foundation of 30 acres of undeveloped land to 27 acres of city land to create a new park

Such a nice story.

Seeing green Seeing green One planet and Tulsans trying to save it

Thanks to Tulsa World for bringing this to light.

Conservationists cite added population worry with Migratory Bird Treaty Act rollback A permanent rollback on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, credited with saving waterfowl and other birds across Oklahoma and the rest of the country, is adding to worries conservationists have