West News
Protecting the land
January 2010 | Montana
Appraisal firm predicts slow sales for ranchland in 2010
January 2010 | Montana
Ranchers, Conservationists Team Up to Protect Active Sage Grouse Breeding Grounds
March 17, 2010 | Daniel, WY
NM Governor Signs Bill for Conservation Easements
March 11, 2010 | businessweek.com
State Funding For Easement Saves 14,000 Ranch Acres
March 2010 | WSGALT.com
Agricultural and open space conservation bill introduced
March 31, 2009 | Lake County News (CA)
Volunteers Spruce Up Bald Hill Natural Area
April 13, 2010 | Corvallis, OR
California Rangeland Trust Charged with Permanent Protection of 12,500-Acre Deer Valley Ranch
March 25, 2010 | San Miguel, CA
No Deal Yet for North Shore Purchase
April 16, 2010 | Kalispell, MT
Open Space Deal A Good One
April 16, 2010 | Missoula, MT
BLM Acquires Land in Black Rock Desert National Conservation Area
April 23, 2010 | Reno, NV
REI Awards GVLT $10,000 for Sourdough Canyon Project
April 28, 2010 | bozemandailychronicle.com
552 Acres Join Gunnison Gorge Conservation Area
April 28, 2010 | Grand Junction, CO
Top Federal Officials Hear Montanans’ Input
June 2, 2010 | Helenair.com | MT
Vilsack Praises Montana Conservation Efforts at Blackfoot Gathering
June 1, 2010 | Missoulian.com | MT
Stanford Has Big Habitat Conservation Plan
June 1, 2010 | San Francisco Chronicle - Online
Landowner, Cattle Rancher Willingly Grants Easement to Napa-Solano Ridge Trail
May 31, 2010 | Vallejo Times-Herald - Online | CA
Ranch Buy Could Add Colorado River Access
May 31, 2010 | The Vail Daily | CO
Hundreds Show Up to Share Ideas on Obama's 'Great Outdoors' Initiative
June 3, 2010 | Missoulian | MT
Room to Roam - Partnership Permanently Protects Historic Blue Ridge-Berryessa Ranch
May 28, 2010 | Napa, CA
Wilderness Land Trust Transfers 200 Acres to Add to the Domeland Wilderness Area
June 4, 2010 | Carbondale, CO
Estate Tax Relief Legislation Submitted by Thompson
June 9, 2010 | DailyDemocrat.com | CA
Local Rancher Preserves His Land
June 21, 2010 | The Conservation Fund | WY
Land Trust: Dam, Lake Would Ruin Protected Places
June 22, 2010 | theunion.com | CA
Whatcom Land Trust Gets $75,000 for Samish River Wetlands Preserve
June 22, 2010 | The Bellingham Herald | WA
Outdoors Wins Jackpot: Lottery-funded Pot Means $1.8M for Larimer County Projects
June 25, 2010 | Loveland, CO
High-Tech Entrepreneur Diane B. Greene Joins POST Board of Directors
June 28, 2010 | Palo Alto, CA
Extensive Conservation Project Conserves Nearly 19,000 Acres
June 28, 2010 | Upper Green River Valley, WY
Mazzucchi Ranch Protected by Marin Agricultural Land Trust
July 10, 2010 | Vally Ford, CA
Keepin’ it in the Families: Launch of Statewide Wyoming Land Trust Helps Wyoming Landowners
July 13, 2010 | Pinedale, WY
Minnesota's Largest Land Conservation Deal Complete
July 11, 2010 | Litchfield, MN
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Funds State Climate Change Projects
July 28, 2010 | Santa Barbara, CA
Hercules Gift Helps Preserve Franklin Canyon
July 28, 2010 | San Francisco, CA
Blackfoot River: Volunteers Help Tend Native Plants to Restore Fisheries
August 1, 2010 | Ovando, MT
The Farm, Ranch and Watershed Fund
August 13, 2010 | Eureka, CA
Baucus Lobbies for Conservation Bill on Blackfoot Float
August 11, 2010 | Johnsrud Park, MT
Mary Sojourner New Writer in Residence at Deschutes Land Trust
August 18, 2010 | Bend, OR
2,800 Acres in Grand County Now Protected
August 19, 2010 | Granby, CO
“Songs from the Land” Is a Musical Sense of Place
August 27, 2010 | Driggs, ID
Mojave Desert Land Trust Closes Escrow on Quail Mountain Project to Acquire 955 Acres in Joshua Tree
September 27, 2010 | Joshua Tree, CA
RMEF Grants for Projects in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
October 8, 2010 | Missoula, MT
Historic Dahlstrom Ranch Conservation Easement Finalized
February 5, 2010 | The Land Report | TX
State Welcomes Hunters to 60 Square Miles on Spotted Dog Ranch
October 7, 2010 | The Missoulian | MT
Natural Playground Taking Shape in South Bozeman
October 8, 2010 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | MT
Del’s Triangle Three Protected in Routt County
October 20, 2010 | Steamboat Today | Steamboat Springs, CO
Minnesota Land Trust Works with Area Landowner to Protect Anoka County Property from Development
October 11, 2010 | Minnesota Land Trust | St. Paul
236 Acres Preserved at Ranch
October 29, 2008 | Steamboat Today | Steamboat Springs, CO
Open Space Bond: Better Now Than Later
October 23, 2008 | Independent Record | Helena, MT
Rancher's Wife, Two Daughters Carry on His Dream
November 21, 2008 | Rocky Mountain News | Denver, CO
6,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat Protected by Easement
December 10, 2008 | pagosasun.com | Pagosa Springs, CO
Middle Park Land Trust stands to benefit from Colorado Conservation Partnership
December 17, 2008 | Sky-Hi Daily News | Granby, CO
Salazar Outlines His Priorities
January 28, 2009 | News West | Missoula, MT
Moyer Ranch Set Aside for Wildlife
February 26, 2009 | The Mountain Mail | Salida, CO
Salazar Taps Shafroth for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Deputy Post at Interior
March 10, 2009 | The Colorado Independent | CO
Wyoming Groups Unveil "Thank a Rancher" Campaign
March 4, 2009 | The Nature Conservancy | Cheyenne, WY
Marin History Museum's Latest Exhibit Shows Why Our County Ag Industry Hasn't, Er...Bought the Farm
March 6, 2009 | Pacific Sun | Point Reyes Station, CA
Jay Fetcher Receives William Funk Award from the Colorado Nonprofit Association
March 17, 2009 | Colorado Cattlemen's Association | Denver, CO
Shasta Land Trust Adds 5,000-Acre Ranch to Its Conservation Holdings
March 30, 2009 | redding.com | Redding, CA
Marin 'Slow Food' Advocates Say: Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
March 29, 2009 | Marin Independent Journal | Novato, CA
Beloved Whidbey Island Forest Will Grow On
April 28, 2009 | The Seattle Times | Whidbey Island, WA
Honoring Their Heritage by Preserving the Land
November 12, 2010 | ABC | Fresno, CA
Land Trust Has Kept Marin's Farms in Business for 30 Years
November 21, 2010 | Marin Independent Journal | Point Reyes Station, CA
Open Space Bond: Conservation Easement Protects 55 Acres Near Hamilton
November 25, 2010 | Ravalli Republic | Hamilton, MT
Family’s 1000-Acre Conservation Easement Deemed ‘Priceless’
December 13, 2010 | The Daily Inter Lake | MT
Family’s 1000-Acre Conservation Easement Deemed ‘Priceless’
December 13, 2010 | The Daily Inter Lake | Kalispell, MT
120 Days to Raise $4 Million for 654 Acres
December 14, 2010 | Whidbey Camano Land Trust | Greenbank, WA
Landowner Gets Extra Credit
December 20, 2010 | Southern Oregon Land Conservancy | Coquille
Mount St. Helens Forest Conserved
January 4, 2011 | Columbia Land Trust | Olympia, WA
Wilderness Land Trust Permanently Protects 20-Acre Private Inholding
January 6, 2011 | The Wilderness Land Trust | Carbondale, CO
2,183 Acres on Oahu and Big Island Protected for Sustained Agriculture
January 21, 2011 | Hawaii247.com | Honolulu, HI
Ranches Conserved in Tehama County
January 27, 2011 | Northern California Regional Land Trust | Chico, CA
Guest Column: Legislators Have No Right to Remove Property Rights
February 8, 2011 | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | MT
Sonoma Land Trust Gets 572-Acre Gift
February 10, 2011 | PressDemocrat.com | Knights Valley, CA
Wallowa County Ranch and Rivers Confluence Protected
February 15, 2011 | Wallowa Land Trust | Joseph, OR
San Antonio Takes Lead in Land Conservation
March 17, 2011 | The New York Times | San Antonio, TX
The Land Trust Alternative: For Wyoming’s Endangered Ranchers, It’s a Future
March 7, 2011 | New West | Wyoming
616 Acres of Key Wildlife Habitat Permanently Protected
March 14, 2011 | Clark Fork -Pend Oreille Conservancy | Sandpoint, ID
California Group Raises $7.5M to Save Redwoods
March 25, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle | CA
First Conservation Easement on Wallowa County Working Ranch
February 15, 2011 | Wallowa Land Trust | Enterprise, OR
80-Acres Added to the Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
April 11, 2011 | The Wilderness Land Trust | Carbondale, CO
Mimbres River Ranch Protected near City of Rocks State Park
April 15, 2011 | New Mexico Land Conservancy | Santa Fe, NM
U2's The Edge Loses Coastal Commission Vote, 8 to 4
June 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times | CA
Lucasfilm Foundation Grants $2 Million to Marin Agricultural Land Trust
June 1, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle | CA
Video: Ron Roth Discusses Conserving Eagle Mill Farm
August 1, 2011 | Southern Oregon Land Conservancy | Ashland, OR
Missoula Gets Centerpiece of Open Space Program
June 30, 2011 | Missoula Independent | MT
Partnerships Put the ‘Public’ in Public Lands
July 6, 2011 | Independent Record | Helena, MT
Ranch Conservation Easement Protects 329 Acres
August 2, 2011 | Sky-Hi News | Granby, CO
Conservation Easement Deal Worked Out for Sierra Pacific Land
August 9, 2011 | The Sacramento Bee | Truckee, CA
Outdoor Painters Connect to Nature at Annual Exhbit
August 8, 2011 | sanluisobispo.com | San Luis, CA
Vision for Landmark Downtown Port Angeles Department Store Building Takes Shape
August 17, 2011 | Peninsula Daily News | Port Angeles, WA
POST Transfers 140-acre Pillar Point Bluff near Moss Beach to San Mateo County
August 15, 2011 | Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA
A Royal Gorge Default Could Lead to Conservation
August 15, 2011 | Moonshine Ink | Lake Tahoe, CA
Montana Gets $4 Million for 9,300-Acre Conservation Easement near Troy
August 25, 2011 | The Missoulian | Whitefish, MT
Video: Executive Director Liz Petterson and Sarah Barchas of High Haven Ranch Interviewed on Arizona Illustrated
August 29, 2011 | Arizona Public Media | Tucson
Groups Buy River Valley to Protect Salmon
August 10, 2011 | The Olympian | Olympia, WA
Land and Water: A Quantitative Analysis of Land Conservation's Impact on Water in Colorado
September 12, 2011 | Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts | Denver
County Commissioners to Vote on Knott Ranch Conservation
September 26, 2011 | Steamboat Today | Steamboat Springs, CO
Rabbitbrush Rambler: Conservation Easements along the Rio Grande
September 27, 2011 | Valley Courier | Alamosa, CO
