Large Merger Of Land Trusts Aimed At Slowing Sprawl

23 February 2005 - 10:00am

Eight land trusts dedicated to saving farmlands and forests in nine Northeast Ohio announce plans to merge.

"The merger would create the largest land trust group in Ohio and would allow it to approach conservation on a regional basis across the Western Reserve... Land trusts are private, nonprofit charities that work with willing property owners to keep their land undeveloped by signing a conservation agreement. This agreement ensures that the property will remain in its natural state."

Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 22, 2005
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