Site protection is perhaps most expeditiously pursued 

 through establishment of voluntary conservation agreements 

 (registry) with landowners. The Natural Heritage Program 

 should seek such agreements, and also explore the intentions 

 of the corporate owners of large holdings. Where timbering 

 is being considered, every effort should be made to persuade 

 owners not to drain logging sites, plant pines, or disturb 

 the soil intensively. 



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