While many folks in rural locales initially are suspicious and downright opposed to State and Federal purchasing of land to create Parks, Open Space and Wilderness.....................the end result of created Parkland is almost always a positive for local economies and re-wilding endeavors.
The Adirondack Park in New York State was originally created to preserve and enhance the drinking water that flowed South to New York City. The 6 million acre Park(half of which is forever wild designation and half which is privately held) has one of the most robust local rural economies in New York State. Household income has risen dramatically over the past 40 years of continued State acquisition of many of the previously privately owned timberlands and there has actually been an inflow of permanent residents to the region while simultaneously the State as a whole has lost population.
Rarely, if ever, does anyone alive today view an existing Park or Wilderness Preserve as a bad thing.................even the most die-hard conservative person finds refreshment and aesthetic rejuvenation when visiting our Nations Parklands................one of the defining achievements of our great Country and something that the other Countries of the world have sought to mimic in their endeavor to enhance biodiversity and create oasis' for their human population.
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