Public Support For Land Conservation Increases

Public support for land conservation is increasing as many communities are convinced of the need for protecting land from urban sprawl.

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November 10, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

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

"Nationwide, more than 6.4 million acres of open space were conserved [in the last 10 years]...that is an area roughly twice the size of Connecticut and represents a 241 percent increase... The amount of acreage protected through the volunteer efforts of local and regional land trusts has doubled in [Kentucky and Ohio] since 1990, according to a census taken by the Land Trust Alliance, a Washington-based organization that promotes voluntary land conservation."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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