This is wonderful news. Coupled with what happened in the Everglades last week, it sure is something.
“A huge patchwork of privately owned forest in northwest Montana will be permanently protected from development under an agreement announced Monday by two private conservation groups, the Nature Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land.” (NY Times)
I may not, in this venue, articulate fully my feelings about the evils of unhinged development in this country, but i will share my pockets of joy when its efforts are thwarted by people who are brave enough to do the right thing.
A Small Role 