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| Quality Parks Responds To Brookhaven State Park ClosureHere we go again," I thought, because, in 2004, Quality Parks had spearheaded efforts to open Brookhaven State Park, which, back then, had been closed for thirty years.
By: Mindy Block KEY POINT * Quality Parks researched the park's origins. Brookhaven State Park was acquired as part of the Federal Lands to Parks Program. According to the National Parks Service, "Land acquired through the Federal Lands to Parks Program must be used for public park and recreational use in perpetuity . . . If appropriate, the land may remain undeveloped for passive recreational use, such as bird watching, photography, or wildlife conservation, as long as it is open to the public." To read more of this article and to learn more about how Quality Parks is making good parks better with stories that green the world, follow this link: http://www.qualityparks.org/ # # # We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional organization sponsoring projects that improve business and environmental conditions. We balance recreational and economic needs while conserving and restoring the Earth's cultural and ecological biodiversity. End
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