By Tom Ross
The Routt County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the expenditure of $625,000 in dedicated tax revenues to the purchase of a conservation easement on Flying Diamond Ranch that is expected to preserve traditional agricultural land practices while conserving prime wildlife habitat. The 293-acre ranch parcel straddles the scenic view corridor along Colorado Highway 131 between Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek.
The conservation easement will be managed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and …read more
Via:: Steamboat Today