Articles About preservation

• Mill reopens with new management

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 3, 2011

  

  When Antioch University no longer knew what to do with the dilapidated Grinnell Mill, Jim Hammond stepped in and devoted considerable time and personal resources to restore it, plank and nail.

• Clifton Gorge finds local friends

  By Lauren HeatonMay 6, 2010

  

  Down in the Clifton Gorge on a sunny Friday last month, the snow trillium matted the ridges sloping into the canyon, drawing area hikers eager to enjoy the first breath of spring. And though it was his day off, Southwest District Preserve Manager Shannon Hoffer was out on the trails too, educating visitors about the importance of staying on the path…