On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

On the day his mother died, a Wyoming rancher promised their family land would never be developed; 8 years later, he protected the 2,506 acres forever

Pic credit: Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust Eight years ago, David Ellsbury stood at his mother’s deathbed. She only had one request. Her final wish was that their family ranch would never be developed. She didn’t want a developer to carve it up the way they had everywhere else. And that’s exactly what the Crook…

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In 1974, the National Park Service bought the Stewart family's 890-acre California ranch; they negotiated the right to remain and continued ranching there until 2021

In 1974, the National Park Service bought the Stewart family’s 890-acre California ranch; they negotiated the right to remain and continued ranching there until 2021

Photo credit: Canva (Representative image) When the federal government stepped in to buy the Stewart family’s 890-acre ranch in 1974, most people assumed a century of family cattle operations had reached its end. The acquisition was part of a major initiative to build out California’s Point Reyes National Seashore, setting up an obvious conflict between…

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