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Idaho couple donates 330 acre 'oasis' to land trust to create a nature preserve instead of subdivisions

The land trust plans public access and wildlife habitat protection as the preserve is prepared to open within a year, Ruprecht said.

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Originally Published: 24 APR 26 14:36 ET By Lorien Nettleton Click here for updates on this story     TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KIVI) -- The breakneck pace of growth in Southern Idaho has seen more and more open spaces transform into subdivisions, but one couple has a different vision for the future of their land. Melody and Charlie Lenkner, who have owned a 330-acre property south of Twin Falls since the 1980s, chose to donate their land to the Magic …

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KIVI broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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