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As years go on and the population increases, there will be a need of these lands and more, and in life where so much appears futile, this one thing will remain. In essence, those who continue to support the work of conservation can say, I have lived here, I have done something positive to ensure that
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valley and was an advocate for the valley's preservation. As a member of the
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, he was responsible for much of the Don Valley's conservation. A section of the valley is a conservation reserve named in his honour and four other locations in Canada
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which planted trees to restore degraded areas. He continued working as a consultant, lending his expertise to conservation authorities throughout
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