Protecting Ranch Land From Development

Environmentalists and ranchers are working to protect and preserve ranch land and buildings.

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November 16, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Ranches are being sold off at a rapid rate, reflecting both development pressure and the grim economics and consolidation of the cattle industry... Preservationists are listing buildings on the state register to qualify them for tax benefits, and painstakingly recording these fragile repositories of the country's history even as they vanish."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Developers at the Door, Ranchers Round Up Support

Thursday, November 15, 2001 in The New York Times

History / Preservation United States

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