Murrmurr
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- Sacramento, California
I'd sprinkle it with large litter bins and put up signs to the north, south, east and west saying Escape to Murrland, just to see what would happen.
If you were given one thousand acres of land that you didn’t need to pay taxes on and couldn’t sell, what would you do with it?
- Thread starter Bretrick
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My thoughts exactly minus the bowling alley and movie theatreI would build a huge houseor perhaps 2 or 3 or more. I'd have to hit the Lottery to do this...Farmland with all sorts of crops growing. An animal rescue sanctuary for all kinds of animals. I would need to employ many people to help feeding and caring for them, including a good Veterinarian.
One of the houses would have a gym and pool for stress relief. Also, a bowling alley room as well as a movie theater.
We'd also need a team of groomers for grooming the animals that would need it.
We would be one happy family, all of us and the animals
Ruth n Jersey
Well-known Member
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- Northern New Jersey
An animal rescue and it must include a few horses.
I would also set aside enough room for my son to build his dream cabinetry and woodworking shop. Space has always been an issue in any place he has rented.
I would also set aside enough room for my son to build his dream cabinetry and woodworking shop. Space has always been an issue in any place he has rented.
Warrigal
SF VIP
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I'm inclined towards the dream of the OP but also applaud your idea.
A thousand acres would allow a lot of well planned but affordable housing to be constructed with space for amenities. It could be designed to be energy sufficient and with recycled waste water. It could become the model for future housing.
Warrigal
SF VIP
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- Sydney, Australia
Many a true word is spoken in jest.Sell it and go to Vegas
(Not really, but i couldn't resist the urge to poke fun.)
OneEyedDiva
SF VIP
- Location
- New Jersey
I like @palides2021 @Feelslikefar and @PamfromTx ideas. But it would depend on where those acres are located.
Remy
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- Location
- California, USA
We hear about affordable housing but the people with the power do nothing. Prices going up all over the place. I don't think our local government cares a bit.
helenbacque
Senior Member
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- Central Florida
Location, location, location.
1,000 acres in central Australia is quite different from 1,000 acres in central Africa.
1,000 acres in central Australia is quite different from 1,000 acres in central Africa.
Ladybj
Live, Laugh and Love
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- Somewhere in the USA
If I was also given funding - I would build affordable housing for Seniors on low income. Which would include free on call physicians, transportation, free meals, exercise room, parks, etc.
Lara
Friend of the Arts
- Location
- Atlantic Coast
I'm assuming the land is in a location my children would not want to live on. And I'm too old to develop and care for 1,000 acres myself. So, I would use the 1,000 acres with the help of the "Bee Conservancy" (US based non-profit coordinating efforts worldwide to save bee population) to bring back the bee population since it is still in decline, as of April 2021 (article link below)
If we do not care for bees, we lose natural pollinators for the vast majority of cultivated crops and wild plants. As you know, if we can’t save the bee population now, fresh fruits and vegetables could be scarce worldwide -- which could in turn lead to massive social upheaval, even wars...and, dare I say, the end of humanity.
The bee population has increased somewhat during the Covid pandemic due to lack of human activity but that isn't enough and won't last.
One-quarter of the world’s 20,000 bee species are in precipitous decline or have already gone extinct since 1990. A range of causes are to blame, including indiscriminate overuse of pesticides, loss of plants, and habitat destruction from human encroachment.
But the latest and greatest threat is now climate change, which is warping the bees’ environments (blooming seasons, plant diversity, etc.) at a faster rate than they are able to adapt.
Today in the U.S. only eight bee species are afforded protection under the Endangered Species Act. Seven are found only in Hawaii while the other, the Rusty patched bumble bee, occupies the tallgrass prairie of the Upper Midwest, most of which has been lost to farmland, strip malls and housing developments. Rusty patched bee populations have fallen off by 87 percent as a result.
In February 2021, conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration to grant the American bumblebee endangered species protection as well. Once the most common type of bee from coast-to-coast, this iconic bee has declined by some 89 percent in just the last two decades alone. Conservationists are worried about the implications for bee-pollinated plants and the animals (like us) that depend on them.
While the bees’ decline worldwide is unquestionably due to human activity, the silver lining is that human activity can also help bring them back. A new map of global bee distribution and density created by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Georgia aims to help conservationists track the health of various bee populations across the U.S. and around the globe.
As for what readers can do to help bees, plant some native plants that attract them to your backyard. Regardless, if you happen to see bees nearby, snap some photos of them with your phone and upload them to iNaturalist so researchers can use your sighting to help track population dynamics. For more ideas on how you can help bees rebound locally, check out the website of the Bee Conservancy, a U.S.-based nonprofit that is coordinating efforts to save bee populations around the world.
https://azdailysun.com/opinion/colu...cle_17b1a2eb-790a-5c1a-8a17-a08a0ec10091.html
If we do not care for bees, we lose natural pollinators for the vast majority of cultivated crops and wild plants. As you know, if we can’t save the bee population now, fresh fruits and vegetables could be scarce worldwide -- which could in turn lead to massive social upheaval, even wars...and, dare I say, the end of humanity.
The bee population has increased somewhat during the Covid pandemic due to lack of human activity but that isn't enough and won't last.
One-quarter of the world’s 20,000 bee species are in precipitous decline or have already gone extinct since 1990. A range of causes are to blame, including indiscriminate overuse of pesticides, loss of plants, and habitat destruction from human encroachment.
But the latest and greatest threat is now climate change, which is warping the bees’ environments (blooming seasons, plant diversity, etc.) at a faster rate than they are able to adapt.
Today in the U.S. only eight bee species are afforded protection under the Endangered Species Act. Seven are found only in Hawaii while the other, the Rusty patched bumble bee, occupies the tallgrass prairie of the Upper Midwest, most of which has been lost to farmland, strip malls and housing developments. Rusty patched bee populations have fallen off by 87 percent as a result.
In February 2021, conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration to grant the American bumblebee endangered species protection as well. Once the most common type of bee from coast-to-coast, this iconic bee has declined by some 89 percent in just the last two decades alone. Conservationists are worried about the implications for bee-pollinated plants and the animals (like us) that depend on them.
While the bees’ decline worldwide is unquestionably due to human activity, the silver lining is that human activity can also help bring them back. A new map of global bee distribution and density created by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Georgia aims to help conservationists track the health of various bee populations across the U.S. and around the globe.
As for what readers can do to help bees, plant some native plants that attract them to your backyard. Regardless, if you happen to see bees nearby, snap some photos of them with your phone and upload them to iNaturalist so researchers can use your sighting to help track population dynamics. For more ideas on how you can help bees rebound locally, check out the website of the Bee Conservancy, a U.S.-based nonprofit that is coordinating efforts to save bee populations around the world.
https://azdailysun.com/opinion/colu...cle_17b1a2eb-790a-5c1a-8a17-a08a0ec10091.html
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