In a second major transaction coordinated by the Kestrel Land Trust within the last year, a New Hampshire timber company is acquiring 2,864 acres of forested land across 10 towns in Hampshire and Franklin counties from W.D. Cowls Inc.
The latest deal by The Lyme Timber Co., on top of almost 2,400 acres it purchased last fall for $20 million, continues ensuring that woodlands next to existing conservation land are protected, and more forests are secured for permanent public benefit.
W.D. Cowls President Cinda Jones praised Kestrel and Kristin DeBoer, its executive director, for helping the company, based in North Amherst, imagine and achieve its forest conservation goals.