Maine a conservation model in Colorado
A friend from Colorado pointed out this story from the Rocky Mountain News about the growing use of conservation easements. While Mainers sometimes complain about public access and the price of conservation here, we look “pretty dang progressive” from the Rockies, he says. (That’s how they talk out west.)
We already knew that Maine leads the nation in acres conserved under no-development easements. But, as the News points out, we’re also well ahead of other states in providing public access to those lands, we spend about 80 percent less in public funding than Colorado does and we have better oversight to make sure we get what we pay for.
Yee-ha.
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