Preserving 578 acres in Blandford, state links 40,000 acres of hilltown woodlands

The state has purchased 578 acres in Blandford, contributing to a total of 40,000 acres of preserved hilltown woodlands. This initiative is driven by concerns regarding climate change, generational succession, and economic factors.
This latest purchase just off Interstate 90 is part of a wave of preservation purchases driven by fear of climate change, generational succession and economics.
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