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Working Landscapes:
Lone Star Ranch
(Article from GLT's Summer 2010 Newsletter)
If you look closely at Greenbelt Land Trust’s mission statement, you will notice that we are committed to protecting native habitats and working lands. With over 600 of our currently 1,300 protected acres in some level of agricultural production, we continue to develop management plans for our properties that conserve both fragile and endangered native habitats, as well as working landscapes throughout the Willamette Valley.
In 2008 Greenbelt finalized a Conservation Easement on Lone Star Ranch, a spectacular 199-acre site containing endangered upland prairie and oak woodland habitat in Philomath that also operates as a working cattle ranch. With the property providing habitat for several imperiled species and plant communities, the question became … how do you best manage one property for both livestock and conservation values?
The solution at Lone Star Ranch is to continue low-intensity rotational grazing that the Noble family has used for over 40 years, with a few modifications. Additional cross fencing and watering sources are being installed to fine tune grazing impacts and manage cattle movement. The use of cross-fencing enables ranchers to graze cattle through the pastures, ensuring all areas are utilized and that no single area becomes over-grazed or trampled. Each pasture will be equipped with a water source so that cattle can stay and graze rather than leave a pasture to get water.
To read the full article and to see additional photos and map of the property click here.
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Join one of our work parties and help us build and maintain the many trails and hiking paths. Call Steve Lilly at 752-9609, or email: steve@greenbeltlandtrust.org
Trust the Land
Wine & Art Benefit
for the Greenbelt Land Trust
Tyee Winery
Wednesday, July 28th
5.00 pm – 8.00 pm
26335 Greenberry Road, Corvallis
Tickets: $35 (includes glass of wine & entertainment)
Silent Art Auction: 5.00 – 7.30 pm
Artwork Preview: July 26th and 27th (GLT Office)
Purchase your tickets online today! Click here.
We will be honoring 21 years of conservation work with a benefit event at Tyee Winery. Join us for a silent auction of over 20 pieces of artwork from acclaimed local artists, lively music by Three Fingered Jack, and food by Magenta Restaurant. Join us and show your support for Greenbelt Land Trust!
We are very excited about the silent art auction which features acclaimed local artists including Greg Pfarr, Beatrice Rubenfield, and Bill Shumway. Click here for a full list of contributing artists.
Tyee Wine Cellars is located on the scenic Buchanan Family Century Farm founded over 120 years ago in the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley near Corvallis. Five family generations have revered the farm’s open spaces, woodlands, wetlands and streams while growing crops in a sustainable manner. The Buchanan Farm has committed 246 acres to a Wetlands Reserve Program, a 30-year protective easement for wetland habitat in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Landowner Dave Buchanan will be leading a tour of the property at this event … do not miss it!
For more information call the Greenbelt Land Trust at
(541) 752-9609 or jessica@greenbeltlandtrust.org.