K-Diamond Ranch conserved in Sublette County
by Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust
August 25, 2018
BIG PINEY, WYOMING—The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) has conserved the 1,445-acre K-Diamond Ranch located in Sublette County.
The conservation easement was funded in part by the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resources Trust (WWNRT) and the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The project conserved the ranch of Mr. Tim Tolton.
Tolton shared his thoughts on what the conservation easement means for the future of the ranch, "I appreciate the fact that this ranch will stay like it is – under agricultural production. The ranch has been good to me and I know it will be good to someone else."
The ranch is located near the town of Big Piney/Marbleton, WY, and is in the vicinity of four ranches that were previously conserved by WSGLT. The ranch is home to beautiful views of the Wyoming and Wind River Ranges and contains a tributary of the Green River - Muddy Creek. The views and open spaces have made the area a prime location for development and subdivisions can be seen directly adjacent to the property.
WSGLT Conservation Director, Eric Schacht commented on the project, "This conservation easement with Mr. Tim Tolton is another great example of the landowners of Wyoming taking steps to maintain their ranching heritage, while at the same time, conserving habitats of critical importance to species that are reliant on the sage brush ecosystem. Congratulations to Tim for this accomplishment."
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