The Open Space Element establishes a guide for the comprehensive and long-range preservation and conservation of key open space land around and throughout the Town. Next to the Land Use Element, this element is the broadest in scope, overlapping some of the other elements while including goals and policies that are central to the quality of life as clearly defined by the community. Included in this element is an inventory of the areas of open space around and in the Town that are seen as candidate parcels for preservation, conservation or restoration. The Open Space Element is also closely related to the Conservation Element, and taken together these two elements identify and strengthen the collective environmental-quality attitudes of the Town.