The Boston Globe, August 10th, 2001
It's a familiar story in Massachusetts' race to save open space: A beloved piece of land is snatched away from hungry developers, often at the last minute and usually for a hefty sum. But state officials plan to announce today that science - not scenic vistas - will become the backbone of the state's land conservation efforts, a move that will probably see more dollars going to large, remote locations brimming with rare plants and animals rather than to relatively tiny tracts of urban or suburban land that have more aesthetic value. However, the new policy poses a major challenge for the state...
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