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A swath of Berkshires' past saved for future

Deal preserves trees predating Pilgrims

The acquired parcel includes Lower Spectacle Pond, a 62-acre lake that has an undeveloped and unprotected shoreline.
By Lisa Wangsness
Globe Staff / July 6, 2007

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In one of the largest and most ecologically significant public conservation deals in recent years, the state has acquired a 900-acre parcel in the southern Berkshires that contains pristine old-growth forest, including Eastern hemlock trees that predate the Pilgrims' arrival at Plymouth. (Full article: 878 words)

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