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Article: Dear New Yorker.(New York, environmental conservation)
- Article from:
- New York State Conservationist
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
- Author:
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Dear New Yorker,
New York State has a long and proud tradition of conserving and managing open space and natural, historical and recreational resources. More than 100 years ago, New Yorkers led the country in understanding the significance of open lands and the wisdom of setting aside the most remarkable natural areas to meet important human needs.
Currently, the state is working to fulfill our administration's commitment to preserving more than one million acres of land throughout New York. Nearly 925,000 acres of land identified in the state's Open Space Conservation Plan has been conserved since 1995--an unprecedented level of achievement that ...