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History

The John M Nelson Conservancy emerged due to the breakup of the Camp Nelson Resort properties in 1985. During the confusion over who would own the resort, a group of concerned people formed the John M Nelson Conservancy, a California non-profit public benefit corporation. The aim of the Conservancy was to acquire the six and a half acre meadow. After jumping through several legal hoops and raising $85,000 in donations from some very generous people, the meadow was acquired in December 1997. In addition more property for the meeting room, office and equipment storage facility was generously donated to the Conservancy in 2000 by:

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