Conservation easement protects historic Bolin Ranch, winter elk range

Located on Ambrose Creek northeast of Stevensville, the newly conserved 166-acre Bolin Ranch marks a corner piece of the family property that has been actively farmed since 1935. The mix of irrigated pastures, native grasslands, forest patches, woody draws and riparian habitat along Ambrose Creek serves as excellent habitat for an abundance of wildlife, including winter elk range, moose, deer, golden eagle, great blue heron and monarch butterfly.