Conservation Group To Buy 171,000 Acres Of Forest

Trust for Public Land, a conservation organization, is planning to buy 171,000 acres of forest in New Hampshire to protect it from development.

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July 18, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

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


"A national conservation organization says it plans to buy 171,000 acres of northern New Hampshire forest to give the state, federal government and private groups time to come up with the money to protect it from development."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Tuesday, July 17, 2001 in The San Diego Union-Tribune

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