Large Merger Of Land Trusts Aimed At Slowing Sprawl

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

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February 23, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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."

Thanks to J. Scott Muscatello

Read the full story: Groups will merge to brake urban sprawl

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 in The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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