"It's pristine woodlands," said Jennifer Grossman, vice president for land acquisition for the Open Space Institute.

After careful consideration, 440-acres of pristine, natural woodlands in southern Minnesota were selected.

The police were always getting calls from irate land owners, complaining about the way a mushroom hunter had trespassed and made a mess of some patch of pristine woodland.

"In addition, if the golf course goes to 18 holes, it will mean that the village is then going to take 42 acres of pristine natural woodland and destroy it."

Her childhood was spent on a small farm, with vacations at the family's isolated camp at nearby Shin Pond, where pristine woodlands abutted the quiet lake.

There is also an adventure playground, 100 hectares of beautiful pristine woodland with extensive walking trails, a gift shop bar and restaurant.

The pristine woodland was created, then sealed off, by the artist Alan Sonfist, and encourages reflection on what Houston Street might have been in an earlier era.

As hard as it was to imagine, Mr. Vogel maintained that the Taconics' landscape was once very different from the pristine woodlands of today.

Though Long Island is no longer an open, pristine woodland, it is still a fine place to be a raccoon.

At the same time, we do have over 4,700 acres of pristine woodland with numerous fields, nature trails and other natural features, some of which may be enhanced by outdoor art.