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Saving Land Means Saving
Dollars
The
Trust for Public Lands recently conducted a study that
measured and analyzed the economic benefits of land
conservation. The studies have shown that “conservation
returns from $4 to $10 for every dollar invested.” The
return comes in the form of recreational opportunities,
flood control, protection of air and drinking water
quality, wildlife habitat, and farming -- supporting
tourism, agriculture, and fisheries.
Rural
towns like Rehoboth with a limited tax base benefit even
more in the preservation of open space by not
overburdening town budgets with the demand for increased
services. With each home dependent on a well and septic
system the protection of our individual water supplies
is very important, and most Rehoboth townspeople value
the rural character of our town and its recreational
opportunities.
The Rehoboth Land Trust, the
Conservation Commission, the Agricultural & Natural
Resources Council and the Community Preservation
Committee share a common interest in preserving open
space for farming, resource protection, and recreation.
Currently the groups have joined together to place a
permanent conservation restriction on a 92 acre parcel
owned by the Oak Hill Beagle Club.
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Rehoboth
Land Trust welcomes new members in the effort to
conserve Rehoboth’s landscape. For more information
contact Adam Latham at 252-1033 or at
adam.latham@comcast.net.
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