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Collectively, America's nearly 900 independent land trusts:
· help protect 2.7 million acres across the USA
(The area of Connecticut is 3,547,520 acres)
· own 437,000 acres
· hold conservation easements on another 450,000 acres
· have acquired, protected, and transferred 668,000 acres
to other organizations and agencies
· have used other direct methods to help protect another 1,159,000 acres
(Yes, that’s about 50% larger than Rhode Island !)
· Connecticut is losing open space at twice the national average.
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