conservancy
noun
con·ser·van·cy
kən-ˈsər-vən(t)-sē 
plural conservancies
1
British
: a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port
2
a
b
: an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources
Examples of conservancy in a Sentence
The land was recently donated to a local conservancy.
raising money for the conservancy of natural resources
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the last three decades, the conservancy that owns nine-tenths of the island has shot, trapped, and shipped out all the invasive goats and pigs, and nearly all the bison that were literally eating away the island’s native vegetation.
—
Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Participating conservancies agreed to increase training of female park rangers and include women in leadership positions.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
And in some sections where the legacy paving had sporadically been replaced with plain paving, the conservancy is bringing back the ornate patterns.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Over the past decade, the internet catapulted the hot springs to fame, drawing tourists from across California and the globe, according to the conservancy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
This data has been collected by the conservancy’s South Africa science manager, Richard Bugan, who hikes up the mountains every couple of months to download information from sensors recording stream flow and rainfall.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Construction is scheduled to begin by 2026, provided at least $800,000 can be secured for the work, according to the conservancy.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
The conservancy’s nearby burial site could also help contextualize the game boards.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
The conservancy in years the race was on the island would get between $350,000 and $400,000 from the fundraiser.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Participating conservancies agreed to increase training of female park rangers and include women in leadership positions.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
And in some sections where the legacy paving had sporadically been replaced with plain paving, the conservancy is bringing back the ornate patterns.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Over the past decade, the internet catapulted the hot springs to fame, drawing tourists from across California and the globe, according to the conservancy.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
This data has been collected by the conservancy’s South Africa science manager, Richard Bugan, who hikes up the mountains every couple of months to download information from sensors recording stream flow and rainfall.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Construction is scheduled to begin by 2026, provided at least $800,000 can be secured for the work, according to the conservancy.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
The conservancy’s nearby burial site could also help contextualize the game boards.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
The conservancy in years the race was on the island would get between $350,000 and $400,000 from the fundraiser.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservancy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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