The Sonoran Institute, a Tucson, Ariz.-based
nonprofit, wants to help ranchers save agricultural lands. Its new
illustrated handbook, Preserving Working Ranches in the West, says
every four minutes, an acre of working land in Colorado is lost to
development. Sonoran Institute spokesman Jon Shepard says ranchers
in Arizona’s San Rafael Valley are finding economically viable
alternatives to subdivision and development through conservation
easements, land trusts and estate management strategies. The
booklet uses their experiences and other examples to show how to
keep the family in family ranch. Edited by institute staffer Liz
Rosan, the 53-page guide provides a resource directory,
bibliography, and income- and estate-tax information. The Sonoran
Institute also has a traveling slide presentation. Contact the
Sonoran Institute at 520/290-0828 or write to 7290 E. Broadway
Blvd., Suite M, Tucson, AZ 85710.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Working ranches.
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