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State Purchases 450 Acres Along Tankerhoosen River - tomc - 06-23-2012
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At the turn of the 20[size 2]th century, Lebbeus Bissell and Frederick Belding had a plan to preserve one of their favorite places in all the world — the Tankerhoosen River. They purchased thousands of acres along the trout stream.[/size]
Although pieces of their kingdom have been sold over the years, some taken to create I-84, one of the largest remaining parcels has been purchased by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The department held a ceremony Friday announcing its purchase of the a 450-acre parcel for $3 million. The acquisition preserves and protects a large portion of the river, the only natural brown and brook trout waterway in the Connecticut River basin, department officials said.
[url "http://www.courant.com/community/vernon/hc-vernon-tankerhoosen-acquisition-0623-20120622,0,6407283.story"]http://www.courant.com/community/vernon/hc-vernon-tankerhoosen-acquisition-0623-20120622,0,6407283.story[/url]
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Re: [tomc] State Purchases 450 Acres Along Tankerhoosen River - gdn443 - 06-24-2012
All ways glad to see more streams bought up to save them. But I thought we had a deficit? Cool they could find the money for that. But will we be able access to fish it???
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