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Land Resources / News / Pennsylvania
Historic Conservation Agreement to protect 22000 acres
Source: post-gazette.com, by Shannon M. Nass
The Nature Conservancy and Bethlehem Authority have teamed up in what is considered the largest private conservation deal in Pennsylvania history. In a recent agreement to protect 22,000 acres of forest in the watershed that provides drinking water to Bethlehem and surrounding communities, Bethlehem Authority became the first partner in The Nature Conservancy's Working Woodlands Program. June 19, 2011 "The Bethlehem Authority Board was forward-thinking and saw The Nature Conservancy as a solid partner to give them the blueprint to [sustain management of] their property," said Joshua Parrish, director of land protection for The Nature Conservancy.
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