as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest
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All of the conservancy’s large projects are informed by extensive community engagement, Cofer said; this project arose from feedback that trailgoers wanted more spaces for fishing.
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Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
Outside the pavilion, the Water Lily Court (which exhibits several of Longwood’s 1,200 water lilies) has been enclosed in a ring of columns that transition the historic conservancies made of stone and composite into the contemporary ones of glass and steel.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
From noon to 1:30 p.m., guests 16 and older will gather in the Eaton Canyon Nature Auditorium for the conservancy’s training, which will go over safety tips for recreationists, including on bear spray and air horns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The campus, also dotted with ponds, would be connected through sidewalks, punctuated by a trail-like conservancy walk into natural areas, including a hardwood forest reserve.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
Outside the pavilion, the Water Lily Court (which exhibits several of Longwood’s 1,200 water lilies) has been enclosed in a ring of columns that transition the historic conservancies made of stone and composite into the contemporary ones of glass and steel.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
From noon to 1:30 p.m., guests 16 and older will gather in the Eaton Canyon Nature Auditorium for the conservancy’s training, which will go over safety tips for recreationists, including on bear spray and air horns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The campus, also dotted with ponds, would be connected through sidewalks, punctuated by a trail-like conservancy walk into natural areas, including a hardwood forest reserve.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservancy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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