{"id":7446,"date":"2016-04-14T15:12:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T19:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2016-04-15T10:04:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T14:04:52","slug":"proposed-pipelines-put-conservation-land-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/proposed-pipelines-put-conservation-land-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Pipelines Put Conservation Land at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mass Audubon opposes several proposed natural gas pipeline projects in Massachusetts, and we have been actively involved in the project review process.<\/p>\n

Most recently we\u00a0submitted an\u00a0amicus brief<\/a>\u00a0to the Berkshire Superior Court in support of the Massachusetts Attorney General\u2019s office, for\u00a0their defense<\/a>\u00a0against the Kinder Morgan Tennessee Gas Pipeline Connecticut Expansion. This proposed natural gas pipeline project is attempting to remove protections on state land designated for permanent conservation.<\/p>\n

The land in question is a large parcel of Article 97 conservation land in Otis State Forest in Sandisfield. Among its many valuable features are a 425-year-old eastern hemlock old growth forest, rare plant and animal species, mature deciduous woodlands, rolling meadows, and the entire 62-acre Lower Spectacle Pond.<\/p>\n

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Lower Spectacle Pond in Sandisfield<\/p><\/div>\n

Mass Audubon is committed to the permanent protection of this land. We were heavily involved in its acquisition when we purchased and preserved it as conservation land, then conveyed it to the Department of Conservation and Recreation.<\/p>\n

We previously submitted\u00a0testimony<\/a>\u00a0to the Massachusetts State Legislature in opposition to the transfer of Article 97 protections from this land for access to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline through\u00a0legislation<\/a>. We have also submitted\u00a0comments from Mass Audubon to the Baker Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Connecticut Expansion project, Kinder Morgan has proposed the Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline, which would pass through Mass Audubon\u2019s West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Plainfield.<\/p>\n

A third proposed project involving Mass Audubon land is Spectra Energy\u2019s Access Northeast pipeline, which would cut across Mass Audubon\u2019s 100-year-old Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon. We will continue to oppose all three projects.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our position and steps we have taken<\/a> ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mass Audubon opposes several proposed natural gas pipeline projects in Massachusetts, and we have been actively involved in the project review process. Most recently we\u00a0submitted an\u00a0amicus brief\u00a0to the Berkshire Superior Court in support of the Massachusetts Attorney General\u2019s office, for\u00a0their defense\u00a0against the Kinder Morgan Tennessee Gas Pipeline Connecticut Expansion. This proposed natural gas pipeline project […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1W6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7486,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/good-and-bad-news-on-the-pipeline-front\/","url_meta":{"origin":7446,"position":0},"title":"Good and Bad News on the Pipeline Front","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"April 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This week one of the major proposed natural gas pipelines in Massachusetts suspended its work. 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