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
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Don’t miss: afternoon tea in the sun-dappled conservancy.
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Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
An additional $4 million was removed from a forest legacy program aimed at encouraging good management practices from landowners whilst $28 million was slashed from funds provided to multiple state conservancies to increase wildfire resilience.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
An additional $4 million was removed from a forest legacy program aimed at encouraging good management practices from landowners whilst $28 million was slashed from funds provided to multiple state conservancies to increase wildfire resilience.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for conservancy
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“Conservancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservancy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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