The Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy worked closely to purchase a conservation easement on the 2-Lazy-2 Ranch from the Steinke family.
Conservation easements are permanent legal agreements that protect important habitat from development, while ensuring that traditional ownership and land uses like ranching continue.
The property protects two major wildlife migration routes in the Yellowstone area. The ranch is used by elk, moose, pronghorn and a wide variety of other wildlife species.
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Photo by Sus Danner/TNC.
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Beautiful place. Great work TNC in securing the conservation easement. I have some more pictures of the 2Lazy2 which I posted on your Facebook fan page - let me know if you'd like to use them.
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