WORLD● LOW1d ago · Oct 13, 2026, 4:08 AM
In 1959, the Port Authority of New York considered converting 10,000 acres of New Jersey wetlands into a major jet airport, but local residents raised a million dollars to buy the land. The Great Swamp is now a wildlife refuge.
Clarín · north america
La recaudación de fondos permitió comprar las tierras para donarlas al gobierno federal.Pero la lucha por la conservación recién terminaría cuatro años después de la adquisición.
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