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Ralph Thrall III and his son, Ralph Thall IV in one of the many pastures of the McIntyre Ranch. Rough fescue is one of the mainstays of the ranch pastures.
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McIntyre Ranch and conservation groups set largest conservation easement in Canada

The agreement will conserve 55,000 acres of native grassland in southern Alberta as a working ranch and wildlife habitat

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The McIntyre Ranch, a 55,000-acre ranch in southern Alberta, is one of the largest pieces of unbroken native grassland left in Canada. A conservation easement announced this spring between the owners of the ranch, Nature Conservancy of Canada and Ducks Unlimited Canada, means it will remain unchanged forever.  “The easement means it will never be […] Read more
Cattle on the McIntyre Ranch.
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PHOTOS: On the grounds of McIntyre Ranch

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At 55,000-acres, McIntyre Ranch in southern Alberta is one of the largest pieces of unbroken native grassland left in Canada.  It consists of thousands of acres of rough fescue and mixed grasslands, teeming with wildlife where cattle are also seen grazing among the picturesque landscape. With less than 20 per cent of native prairie grasslands […] Read more
Term conservation easements allow cattle producers to renegotiate the easement with each new generation who takes over the land.
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Cattle and environmental groups bringing voluntary term conservation easements to Western Canada

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When Tom Harrison, project manager for the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, began looking into conservation easements in Saskatchewan, he mainly heard skepticism from producers. “We’ve been talking to producers in southwest Saskatchewan about easements. And what we’re finding is that there’s probably hardly any interest whatsoever in producers signing perpetual conservation easements on their land,” […] Read more

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