A couple works hard, scraping together the money to purchase their ten-acre dream, a hilltop farm for their horses and dogs. For twenty years they treasure their panoramic view of woods, streams, and fields. Although near a developing area, they realize that their land matters too much to leave to an uncertain future and they donate an easement to the Trust.
A photographer and painter settles into the perfect place to live with her pampered horses and cow, an old farmhouse with 16 acres of woodlands and pasture nestled in an area of horse farms. She despairs of the development encroaching nearby and resolves to work with her township to protect her special landscape.
A young man inherits his family farm, marries, and raises his children in the family homestead. The scenic 42-acre property is nestled between two large conserved parcels, making it highly desirable to developers of upscale homes. But family, tradition, love of the land outweigh the builders' enticements, and the man and his wife decide to follow their neighbors' lead by conserving their pastures, wetlands, and wooded hillside.