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The state of Minnesota and private conservation groups are joining to buy development rights on up to 50,000 acres of former Boise Cascade Corp. forest in Itasca and Koochiching counties.The deal, the largest of its kind in Minnesota, will be announced today and will secure legally binding conservation easements to keep the land from being parceled off and developed. It’s being touted by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and top Department of Natural Resources officials as a major step toward maintaining large blocks of working timberland for environmental and economic benefits.