Clark Creek Maintains Key Corridor for Grizzlies

Clark Creek Maintains Key Corridor for Grizzlies

The Clark Creek project protects 160 acres in a key wildlife movement area connecting the Bitterroot Mountains with wild strongholds to the north. | Photo: Mitch Doherty, Vital Lands Foundation MISSOULA, Mont. — (23 December 2024 | Vital Grounds Foundation) While...
Conservation easement placed on acres in the Swan

Conservation easement placed on acres in the Swan

By Keely Larson, Editor, Seeley Swan Pathfinder | Oct 17, 2024 The Missoula County Commissioners approved spending a portion of funds from a 2018 bond to preserve 158 acres in the Swan Valley for conservation. The funds made available in 2018 were part of a...
McCalla’s Woods

McCalla’s Woods

McCalla’s Woods | Photo: Sycamore Land Trust By Sycamore Land Trust, 2024 McCallaʼs Woods borders the Hoosier National Forest, adding to an important block of interior forest habitat in southern Indiana. The wooded preserve contains several stands of planted pine...
Jette Farm: Conserving Grass Valley Agriculture

Jette Farm: Conserving Grass Valley Agriculture

“For me, doing nothing is not an option.” That’s how landowner Donna Rae Thompson ended her fall 2022 letter to Five Valleys, describing why she wanted to donate a conservation easement on her Jette Farm property in the Grass Valley between Missoula and...
Years in the Making: Em’s Conservation Easement

Years in the Making: Em’s Conservation Easement

Em’s Conservation Easement | Photo: Central Indiana Land Trust CEDAR GROVE, Indiana (28 February 2024 | Central Indiana Land Trust) – Thanks to your steadfast support, we have protected one of the rarest of landscapes. A new conservation easement permanently...