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Nature Conservancy Burns 30+ Acres in Pine Barrens

By Amy Quinton on Monday, September 24, 2007.

The Nature Conservancy says less than a dozen forests in the world are similar to one found in Ossipee New Hampshire.

This weekend, the organization purposely burned more than 30 acres of the rare ecosystem – in order to protect the habitat and the state’s last intact example of Pine Barrens.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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