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UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP: Agawam Hunt country club in East Providence, pictured, was able to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in large measure thanks to a conservation easement purchased by The Nature Conservancy, with the funding provided by $2 million in donations.  / COURTESY AGAWAM HUNT

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Is Agawam Hunt’s innovative partnership with The Nature Conservancy to conserve its land a path forward for golf in the region?

By Paul E. Kandarian

August 10, 2018 3:59 am

Celebrating birdies took on a more expansive meaning this past spring at Agawam Hunt, thanks to an unusual partnership with The Nature Conservancy. After emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March with approval of a restructuring plan that included the sale of the country club’s assets to a new ownership group, more than a year…