COURT HOUSE — Middle Township Committee approved the sale of 493 acres of land in Burleigh and Rio Grande to the Nature Conservancy at a meeting July 17.
The Nature Conservancy will purchase the land in three installments for a total purchase price of $2,570,000.
The lands will continue to be preserved and used for recreation and conservation purposes.
The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
The group also protects the Sunray Beach Preserve in Middle Township and the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge in Lower Township.
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