by Michael Kitch
The state has rejected the 10-Year Stewardship Plan for the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest proposed by Aurora Sustainable Lands, LLC, which purchased the property in 2022 subject to the terms of the conservation easement acquired by the state in 2003.
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