Nature Conservancy bought development rights to Walker parcel, board told

Mar 30, 2026

At the March 30 Benson Selectboard meeting, a Nature Conservancy representative said the group purchased development rights to the Walker parcel for forestry management; the land remains in current use and the representative said the transaction will not change town operations.

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John Binhammer, speaking for the Nature Conservancy, told the Selectboard the organization bought the development rights to the Walker parcel to preserve it for forestry management. He said the land was already enrolled in current use and that "nothing will really change for the Town."

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