Mortenson Winlock, director of natural areas for Olmsted Parks Conservancy, appreciates that her job brings her out into the field — "Science is a verb," she said — and not just behind a desk.

At its core, preservation involves strict limits on the human use of, and interaction with, natural resources. The ultimate goal is to protect those resources from imminent danger or destruction.

Bok Tower Gardens is carrying out a State of Florida preservation grant, the release said. The attraction’s original landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., included many masonry planters ...

Preservation of the smokehouse cost around $345,000, with $237,000 of that coming from the legacy grant, said Gannaway. For more ag news visit agweek.com New processing centers raise hopes for ...