Jean and Eugene Ceglowski took another step in preserving wilderness by donating a perpetual conservation easement on 92 acres adjacent to their home farm, the land trust said in a release. The easement, a permanent legal interest in the land held by Vermont Land Trust, removes development rights but allows for farming, forestry and other related uses.

"We like to see a large portion of Vermont preserved for agricultural use, forestry use and open space for people," Eugene Ceglowski said. "You like to look at a meadow or a mountainside that is not dotted with houses."

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