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Commission agrees to support Conservation Fund's Pace Family Ranch easement pending legal review
Summary
The Iron County Commission voted to provide a letter of support for a conservation easement on the Pace Family Ranch, a Conservation Fund project seeking Forest Legacy and other funding, with commissioners reserving review of final language and legal approval.
Gavin Kackel of the Conservation Fund presented a proposal to conserve the Pace Family Ranch near Kenara Mountain through a conservation easement. Kackel described the model as an acquisition of property rights rather than a fee‑simple purchase: "We're not actually buying, the property. We're just acquiring a property right," he said, and said the easement would allow ongoing ranching, grazing and stewardship activities while preventing subdivision and…
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