![]() ![]() "This creation of the suburbs attacks both places," Wiederhold said, "hollowing out our cities and infringing upon the pristine nature of our rural and wilderness lands." He didn't like the thought.Īnd how the sprawl could affect his new home in uber-urban Over-the-Rhine. It got Wiederhold thinking of his childhood homes in bucolic Clinton and Brown counties being fully developed one day. ![]() And all those people and enterprises to support them need room.īut they'll also need what the land provides: food and water, as will other plants and animals, Johnson said.Īt 25, Chas Wiederhold is one of the youngest member of the new land trust's Board of Directors.Īn article in The Cincinnati Enquirer about development of the last property between Cincinnati and Dayton along Interstate 75 sparked his involvement, he said. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Inventory.Īmerica's population is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050, from nearly 319 million today to 438 million, according to the Pew Research Center. But these people have tremendous enthusiasm."Ĭonservation is key, advocates say, because every day more than 4,000 acres of land is developed in the United States, according to the U.S. "You have to give up the baby – that is a tough thing to do. "I’m highly optimistic," said Johnson, who will serve as vice president of the new organization. The new group hopes 2016 will be a big year, starting with a $100,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Renamed the Cardinal Land Conservancy, the nonprofit will serve nearly all of Southwest Ohio, including Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Clinton, Highland, Brown and Adams counties. The desire is to make it easier for folks like the Johnsons to protect their private farms and natural spaces. The Hamilton County group is merging with two other local land trusts to have a lasting and more substantial impact. Then type your neigborhood into the 'Explore the world' field.īut an organization of aging members can only do so much for so long, 85-year-old Johnson said. Click 'Explore the world' in bottom right. See development spread in your neighborhood. For 16 years it helped others protect their properties from development throughout the county. One member of the group, local attorney Tim Mara, suggested forming a land trust, which could legally protect some large, natural properties.Įventually, The Land Conservancy of Hamilton County was formed in 1999. So when development began to threaten parts of western Hamilton County in the late 1990s, he and his wife Clare joined a group of concerned citizens to fight it. Roland Johnson loves his 17-acre wooded property in Green Township, his home now for 54 years. ![]()
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