| From propertywire.com: The downturn in the property market in the US is good news for one group of people - conservationists are buying up historic and scenic land once earmarked for development. The Trust for Public Land, a national not for profit organisation that helps conserve land as parks, historic sites and rural areas, has recently secured almost 1,000 acres of land in Georgia, Oregon, Minnesota and Massachusetts.
And it is currently trying to 'save' beaches on the north shore of O'ahu, Hawaii, home to the threatened green sea turtle and endangered monk seal.
'It is the green lining of the current property market,' said Will Rogers, president of the Trust which uses a pool of money to buy property until other land trusts and governments can raise enough money to buy it..... Full Article: Source
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