The US wants to swap federal land on Georgia’s Cumberland Island for privately owned parcels; any parkland leaving federal ownership would be permanently barred from subdivision and major development
- An unusual land-swap proposal on a remote Georgia barrier island is putting a new twist on the question of what happens when private property and protected public land overlap.
- But there is an important catch: land leaving federal ownership would remain under permanent conservation restrictions.
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- An unusual land-swap proposal on a remote Georgia barrier island is putting a new twist on the question of what happens when private property and protected public land overlap.
- But there is an important catch: land leaving federal ownership would remain under permanent conservation restrictions.
Sources: Times of India