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Board approves Forest Legacy easement and Nature Conservancy donation to protect 426 acres in Adams County
Summary
The board approved acquiring a 426.64-acre working-forest conservation easement in Adams County with federal Forest Legacy funds and a Nature Conservancy contribution; the land will remain in private ownership with a conservation easement named Sandy Ridge Forest Conservation Easement.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Oct. 22 approved acquisition of a 426.64-acre working-forest conservation easement in Adams County under the federal Forest Legacy program and accepted a monetary contribution from The Nature Conservancy toward the purchase.
Terry Bay, director of the Bureau of Facilities and Lands, and Ron Gropp, Forest Legacy program coordinator, told the board the easement would be acquired from Cane Sandy Ridge LLC for $704,000. The project will be financed with a federal Forest Legacy grant covering…
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