We can all agree clear cutting land for spite was a foolish thing to do and doublely so it in that particular case it hurt the local enviroment.
That being said , when did the any govt entity pay fair market value for a piece of land that they claimed eminent domain? Maybe ,just maybe a few times if a person was lucky to have the money to afford a real good lawyer. Guess people who like eminent domain aren't to abreast of happenings in the last few years. Hope some developer doesn't like your nice farm to put up a mall or townhouses because thanks to the U.S. Supreme court they can do just that if the local govt officials like the idea. With most places seeing nothing but read ink today the dangling carrot of a bigger tax base and presto your land is history.