Open space bond funding helps protect Case Ranch property
As you drive through Potomac, it’s hard to miss the trio of old log cabins just north of Highway 200. These buildings have observed the comings and goings of the valley for over a century. In March, the Case Ranch partnered with Five Valleys Land Trust and a coalition of partners to permanently protect these 2,330 acres of the ranch.
Potomac is known for more than just agriculture – it’s a crossroads between the Northern Continental Divide, Greater Yellowstone and Bitterroot-Selway Ecosystems, providing essential habitat connectivity for wildlife. The Case Ranch’s mix of conifer forest, grasslands, lush meadows and three miles of Union Creek frontage supports a tremendous variety of wildlife, including elk, moose, black and grizzly bears, native trout, raptors and a variety of resident and migratory birds, such as sandhill cranes.
Funding from the Missoula County Open Space Bond program, approved by Missoula County voters in 2014, provided $994,550 toward the total $4.8 million project cost, the largest conservation easement award in the open space bond’s history.
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