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< blockquote class =" toccolours " style =" text-align: justify ; width: 45 %; float: right ; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px ; display: table ;"> Of the township ’ s, 42 percent, or about, is permanently protected from development.

There are nature reserves and parkland, but also agricultural property that is deed restricted under the state Farmland Preservation Program, which buys the development rights while allowing the farmer to retain title and continue working the land. Chester has been described as a rural environment that caters to " agritourism.

" The township has developed this reputation by preserving farmland through public investment in open spaces.