Family Conserves Working Ag Land Near Glen
In December 2020, Kalsta Ranch Company completed a conservation easement with The Montana Land Reliance (MLR) on 1,000 acres of the family’s ranch just outside of Glen, Montana.
In December 2020, Kalsta Ranch Company completed a conservation easement with The Montana Land Reliance (MLR) on 1,000 acres of the family’s ranch just outside of Glen, Montana.
Along with significant community contributions, grant funds from NRCS supported pollinator and community gardens at Deer Park Elementary School.
Landowners Barbara and Hugh Sheehy celebrate the conservation of their 194-acre ranch in the Potomac Valley. Thanks to the Sheehy’s vision and generosity, their ranch will remain intact for both agricultural use and wildlife habitat in perpetuity.
In an effort to introduce youth to the field of natural resources, the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance (INCA) has initiated a pilot youth corps program.
The Spring Family Farm, in operation since 1902, in Gallatin County has been protected through an NRCS Agricultural Land Easement in partnership with the Gallatin Valley Land Trust and the Gallatin County Open Lands Program.
A conservation easement has been placed on the Visser property in the Gallatin Valley, preserving the working ranch and open land for agriculture and wildlife.
The Willow Basin Ranch southwest of Dillon was recently protected under a conservation easement, preserving an agricultural operation and wildlife habitat.
The sagebrush grasslands of the recently completed Coal Creek conservation easement south of Terry, Montana, provide critical mule deer winter range and valuable habitat for other wildlife.
The Danfords recently completed a conservation easement with Flathead Land Trust to protect their 155.4-acre farm and its amazing conservation values in perpetuity.
The Gates Family Farm, in the Bitterroot River watershed, was recently protected by an Agricultural Land Easement in partnership with the Bitter Root Land Trust, Ravalli County Open Lands Bond program, and the USDA NRCS.