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<br />When II come6 ta repQlnnlj :\mf'nt'Q'6 ltream6ldr habllaU. leal'e II Ie !he beQl'f'r.
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<br />Th~ mind Ih.." own bu"n=, Th~'.... ..~lIing
<br />10 ,dool<' <>.f ~ rnolTKfiI"l nouu. And tI,,-,"lI
<br />work (or noth,ng.
<br />Tho:><: h>rd worken <>.~ bc.l"cn. .Ind.
<br />~ldmglOl't-nc.c:.pfOlC'l.lcoordm.llorof
<br />l<hho', ~'ood Ri~er R""ourc"" Con~rv.lllnn
<br />;and ~lopm<,nl NQ (RC&DJ. rhn',... per-
<br />~]y q....Jifiro. In ;mpru.... AmcnQ" well..rn
<br />ri~lun tubil.!l>. ,hO' narrow ntlps of I.lod
<br />bordenngcr...,Iu.,uc.lm,:rndnvu1.,
<br />Ahhnugh np:Itl.ln .lIeu oompri>oe leu
<br />lban I pnum of aJl ....-nltffi boa... Ih..,. pro.-
<br />videid..:ulu.bIlJnforllLlflylund.o(wildbf...
<br />N.lrur:ol.lyl"'"mmg.....;lhd~gr......gr"".r;d>
<br />~J.lnd,aJl..h..dylrcn.thcyscrv..;u!tr.wng
<br />\ground.(orc.:mJe.
<br />&a....." Wrrt ,he "ngln.>l mh"hiun.. of
<br />mow bnds. but when ,heir pelu urn.. mlO
<br />fuhion u h.lu In ,he ully r800l, Ir.oppen
<br />m....alin.forcmgth",od..nulnronC"...,.
<br />o:UnOlon, WhC"n .ilk b"o.mC" ,hC" f~ III rhe
<br />18Wi. .he b..:avefi We,e s..ovnl. bur only rC"mpor~rilv IUndlC"fi ><>Dn rI>D'o'ed in and
<br />WlI livei,ock g'azed upon the "-'pcII. willow and rollonwood rhaT pnMdcd ,he
<br />hl:avn-',food and o.L.m.huiJdlllg,uppJin,
<br />"Then: wa". commun bdicf Thai the bcaV'C"n IlUr didn'rluV'C" a pUlpOSC,~ uys
<br />r.:nce l"OIhingmuldha,'ChttnlUl1herfmmthenulh,
<br />1J('llh ,h.: b"a,"C"ng<>n<:, IhC" land changed_ 'IX'iThoul ,heJccp pool. and..-.h.
<br />I men! dcpo.m uC"a,ed by ,he heaven' o.L.m building. ~I<<'n oa..n bramC" ....ge-
<br />hru,h-nddlC'd d=ns and "n:atTU _,e ,nrufolmC'd inlO hone.dry gull...... Bcfme
<br />Iung.thneon<e.vC",o.L.nth...bu...l.bn:..onleuruull.bkfOleilhelli.h.ndwildlde
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<br />:,;o.r...ruri~...1 ...lulIHn,ia,icUanJ ,nC"onOSTnarJidn-Iwen: ap"n.\JV'C". Con-
<br />aelC" .urn.. cOillnj: upward. of $l1.OOO. oh= IOpplcd unde, the force of.n
<br />unch",kcd "n:am. In .JdmQn. rhe lernin W,"-, >0 rough in >Orne ...n:.... Thar iT
<br />was Impouibl<' 10 bnng III Ihe wmlfuc-c;.,n .......hilH'f)-, ...nd ffUlerim.
<br />SlIllll ..-...n-, unlll"'~llh...r lhe Wood R..V'C1 RC&D. ,,'hieh Ii sp<>IIMlrcd b1'
<br />the L'S Departmenf of Af:ricuhurc', N.tural Rewu,ca Corne....,,"on ServlCC.
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<br />.k..:,dcd l<llmp",,'e ,he~nd'lh. II./;Iur_
<br />a1WA\.---b~'pJ...nllngheaveu.
<br />^ I...... .."nehen Iud lue<oslfull~'
<br />pl...nl..dbc-""""'To,mpro,'elhellgr","ng
<br />I...nd.. H,!:h"'..llerr...bl.."ue...lcdhv j
<br />dam-building.....uhtJ III... ",',dC"r,'anery
<br />of pl...nrs ...nd anImal, anJ belle>" W...lcr
<br />llu...hrv. 001 '<lrnC"n1IHna ",fe hahit"'l
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<br />Thc.c ""C'e <XOnomlC bcnefirs....
<br />well. Plalllingfivcb..:avcfierntJUIO.
<br />~'-Ai"mprovernen' ""C'l the high cmr
<br />ofbuIJdmp:...roeltol(Onere'e<1lUCI\i,....
<br />Sineru "illq:'tlm-.dl...,,JJlife,lhcSlo
<br />P<',b"avc, fer paid by the l...nd"""nC'l 01
<br />agency p:ocs ,,,,,,'anl ,he '''''pp''''' J~bor
<br />andap"nscs
<br />BUl tdoullns the ,ndmrs isn.,....
<br />nl)".... hlnng a u.H...ul and nrdnmg
<br />thcm.op;K\tAcronllngloPcncc.
<br />baVC'ln:loc-...llOn..a)Ci<-ncclluln:.
<br />'lu..na,dul rLinnlllgand <<"'p"''''lion,
<br />Br.,"en p,,:fr, to build lhnr d.m. flOn, l~le Au""" rhrough Cklilbc, ",'hen
<br />,emf'eululOS arc coohng. E...,lier IT...mpl...nll m,ghl w.nder I,om rhe a....a Won:
<br />If" Ume 10 build. ure, l.."nsplanu m.~. mffer t.ccausc they ,jidn', h...ve enough
<br />umelobuilrllJ...mbc{orelhehar.... w'n'<'(SC'1II
<br />Thc prog.am h... hern 1>0 .uu:culul lh...l l'rncc-. who h.. pbnu:d ai>olll 100
<br />brave.. along app"'"lm...,c!y 100 mib of "'r...m.. Iu, Trlvc!cd 10 ....'o"'...~.
<br />New Mnl<:o, Otcgon. Urah and Wvummg 10 ulk ...hou, planllng brave...
<br />A11hough hc h.... nor vn; br.:n 10 Cal,lornia. he would like '0 l<< helvcn l"C'Jurn
<br />roG"ldcnSl...reu,......m.,
<br />"There "''CR" n...rurally ...Im uft.c...vc.-. In C,.IiI'''OII." he ....v., ponJcnng ,he
<br />1m.. o,'belve.. from ,he ,iurd I."~""l lure_ "The...." I j::cne'al con...,mUl rh..."il<:
<br />bo:avcI"an,nv..JellllfOlheen,...nnmenl.bulwIlhrhen.ep"onofrarlh. I
<br />qu.okn. volc...nOC"l. ...nJ gl...e'C'ls.. b..:aven were r,oo..bl" lhe pllnUry componcnr m
<br />lhe n"'lu,...! JC'VClopmcm of "'....rc........''$ ,hroup:bou, rhe UnunJ Smel.~
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