Across Southern New Hampshire, towns have been looking for ways to slow development as thousands of people each year chose the Granite State as home.
Earlier this month, Milford officials approved a year's moratorium on permits for large subdivisions.
And last week, residents in Hollis voted to spend millions of dollars to buy an old orchard to protect it from developers.
State conservation groups say these are only hints of what's to come for the region.
New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Avishay Artsy filed this report.
