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Landowner benefits | Town
benefits | State benefits | Public
benefits
State
benefits
 Apple Hill Farm, Concord |
Open space based economic activities contribute to over
25% of New Hampshire's gross state product! *
- 16% of New Hampshire's workforce are employed in open space
or open space dependent industries! *
- Current Use supports the tourism industry by helping to
maintain New Hampshire's scenic rural landscape.
- Current Use keeps New Hampshire green by providing an economic
incentive to own farms, forest lands and open spaces.
- Current Use supports traditional land-based industries like
agriculture and forestry, by keeping the costs of owning land
at or close to the ability of land to produce income from farm
or forest products.
* The Economic Impact of Open Space
in New Hampshire. Resource Systems Group 1999
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 Trees help to supply the environment with cleaner resources such as the still waters at Long Pond in Concord, NH. Photo courtesy of CJ White. |
