Deal protects about 2800 acres of Vermont mountain land

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A new land conservation deal will ensure that the largest remaining piece of privately owned land within the Green Mountain National Forest remains undeveloped and accessible to the public. Last week, the ownership of the nearly 2,800-acre area known as Rolston Rest near the town of Killington was transferred to the U.S. Forest Service by the Trust for Public Land. The property supports habitat for bobcat, moose, otter, and threatened northern long-eared bat. It also hosts three miles of the Long Trail, a hiking trail that runs from Massachusetts to Canada, and other recreation trails. “Completing…