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conservation easement

Keeping Paradise open: Nickelson family safeguards ranch from development

For many, Paradise Valley, characterized by the Absaroka Mountain Range to the east, the iconic Yellowstone River carving persistantly through, and the abundant wildlife frequently visible from U.S. Highway 89, is the final stretch of the journey to Yellowstone National Park. But for the Nickelson family, a 437-acre

Historic Darby ranch preserved with conservation easement

One hundred eighty-three acres of prime Darby ranch land was recently protected with a conservation easement, and a chunk of Bitterroot Valley history along with it. The farmhouse that sits on the Lazy KD Ranch just north of Darby is a local landmark, visible from U.S. Highway 93,

Ravalli County officials approve Open Lands Bond funds for Chesebro Ranch conservation easement

Ravalli County Commissioners approved phase four of the Chesebro Ranch LLC to preserve 251.94-acres of their 263-acre property with a conservation easement at a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, in Hamilton. Commissioners approved the use of $315,000 from the Ravalli County Open Lands Bond Program