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Conte Refuge adds 80 acres in Chesterfield to conservation mosaic
Source: MarketWatch, by Fran Ryan
November 29, 2011
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced Monday that is has partnered with the Nature Conservancy to add an 80-acre parcel in Chesterfield to the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. The land was owned by Jeffrey Poirier of Berkshire Hardwoods Inc., who sold the property Nov. 22 to Fish & Wildlife for $320,000. It is located along the Dead Branch Brook, off East Street about a quarter mile from Main Street (Route 143.) "This process has been about four years in the making," Poirier said. "There has been a lot of conversation and kicking the tires prior to today."
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