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The Nature Conservancy has acquired
358-acre Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary near
Superior, Wis., after 

 to build
condominiums and a golf course.

 where the St. Louis River meets Lake
Superior and is the largest island in the estuary. The Conservancy
bought the island to preserve and retain the habitat for wildlife
that includes native fish and migratory birds.


      Wildlife officials say as many as 230 species of birds have been
documented using the estuary that's also home to beavers, minks,
river otters, muskrats, wolves, bears, bobcats and white-tail deer.


      The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1 million grant to
help pay for the conservation and restoration of Clough Island
through its National Coastal Wetlands Conservation program.

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In between Duluth and Superior, a wildlife haven

The Nature Conservancy has acquired
358-acre Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary near
Superior, Wis., after a developer previously sought to build
condominiums and a golf course.

Deal outlaws development on island between Duluth, Superior

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