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Conservation Progress Archives	2011 News Articles
Archives of the Alliance's Monthly and Quarterly Newsletter [Below] January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 Third Quarter 2011	Presentation Promotes Neches River Preservation [Tyler Morning Telegraph 11/19/2011] Judge says agency will need to resolve dispute over Texas lake [Fort Worth-Star telegram 11/8/2011] Locals win court ruling over Marvin Nichols [Texarkana Gazette 11/2/2011] Ruling in favor of landowners says to resolve area water dispute [Longview News Journal 11/2/2011]	Wild Time: Steps Begin to Protect the Neches River before Dam-Thirsty North Dallas Kills it [Dallas Observer 9/26/2011] Most TX cities just begin to feel pinch of mammoth drought, while rural damage is severe [New York Times 8/23/2011] Ned Fritz collection housed at the DeGolyer Library, SMU [Texas Land Conservancy 4/21/2011]
August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 Second Quarter 2011 May 2011 April 2011 Frist Quarter 2011	Managing Wild Rivers [TPW Magazine 9/25/2011] Texas' Thirst for Dams Bucks National Trend [Miller-McCune 8/04/2011] Marvin Nichols Foe Honored by NWF [Dekalb News 5/04/2011] Alliance Honored at NWF 75th Anniv. [The Cherokeean Herald 4/27/2011]	Texas Conservation Alliance Honored [Jacksonville Daily Progress 4/19/2011] Landowners, timber company sue state water agency [The Cherokean Herald 3/16/2011] Donovan presentation takes Garden Club on tour of Watershed [Diboll Free Press 3/02/2011]
Conservation Progress Archives	2010 News Articles
March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 July 2010	Study bill Requested for 'Wild and Scenic' River (KYTX Tyler Channel 19 11/5/2010) NWF Affiliate of the Year (Jacksonville Daily Progress 10/26/10) Canoe Path on Neches River Cleared in Hopes of Drawing More People (The Lufkin Daily News 10/7/10) "Wild and Scenic River" needs support (Cherokeean Herald)	Water Ways: An East Texas River Worth Saving by Steve Knight (Tyler Morning Telegraph) LETTER: Neches River a treasure (The Lufkin Daily News) LETTER: Group supports Neches proposal (The Lufkin Daily News) SC Rejects 3 High-Profile Environmental Cases (Democratic Underground.com)
	Thanks to all who helped make refuge possible (The Lufkin Daily News) Supreme Court Denies 3 High-Profile Environmental Cases (New York Times) U.S. Supreme Court Drowns City of Dallas's Hopes for Taking Water From Neches River (Dallas Observer) U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Hear Neches River Refuge Case (KTRE)	Supreme Court ruling means no Lake Fastrill reservoir for Dallas (Dallas Morning News) U.S. Supreme Court denies Dallas' Lake Fastrill case (Dallas Morning News blog) The great debate ends (Jacksonville Daily Progress)
	2009 News Articles
	Beauty or usefulness: Groups clash about Neches River (Beaumont Enterprise) "An Afternoon on the Neches" (Lufkin Daily News) Court upholds Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (Kilgore News Herald)	Neches decision applauded by locals (Jasper Newsboy) US appeals court sides with refuge in water fight (Associated Press) Neches River National Wildlife Refuge upheld by Fifth Circuit (Beaumont Enterprise)
	Court panel rules against Dallas' plans to build East Texas reservoir (Dallas Morning News) US appeals court sides with refuge (Houston Chronicle) Court rules in favor of Neches refuge (Jacksonville Daily Progress)	Neches River advocate 'ecstatic' about ruling that protects planned wildlife refuge in East Texas (Lufkin Daily News) Judges Rule In Favor Of Neches Refuge (Tyler Morning News) The Wild Neches - Tamed or Famed? (Lakecaster)
	2008 News Articles
	Two conservation groups propose 'National Scenic River' (The Cherkoeean Herald) Friends of the Neches seek national designation (Jacksonville Daily Progress) Group seeks national recognition for Neches River (Tyler Morning Telegraph) Wild river: Neches Scenic River Initiative aimed at increasing tourism (Lufkin Daily News)	Neches Scenic River Initiative proposes preserving waterway (Jasper Newsboy) Dallas Morning News declares Ned Fritz "a green pioneer" (Dallas Morning News) Edward C. "Ned" Fritz passes away December 19 at 92 (Press Release) Enterprise says Upper Neches doesn't need reservoir (Beaumont Enterprise)
	Refuge good for East Texas (The Lufkin Daily News) Dallas asst city mgr says Dallas has numerous water options (Dallas Morning News) State rep, Richard Donovan praise refuge decision (The Lufkin Daily News) Impact of judge's ruling on Neches River Refuge (Jasper Newsboy) Federal judge rules for Neches River Refuge (The Lufkin Daily News)	Judge blocks plan for Fastrill Reservoir (Dallas Morning News) Alliance officer gives program "Protecting the Wild Neches" (Tyler Morning Telegraph) Beaumont editorial urges protection of Neches River (Beaumont Enterprise) Wetlands threatened by federal policy changes (El Paso Times) Houston Chronicle and numerous other papers carry wetland article (AP Texas News)