Saving the Ranch: Conservation Easement Design in the American West
By Anthony Anella and John B. Wright (Island Press / $30.00)
This plain-spoken primer begins with the premise that “a well-managed ranch is good for the land.” More than 75 percent of the West’s wildlife corridors and winter range lie on private ranches, which are increasingly threatened by development. Authors Anthony Anella and John B. Wright explain how the voluntary land-protection agreements known as conservation easements can help protect critical habitat while providing financial security to landowners. Not only for ranchers, this well-organized book—beautifully illustrated with photographs of Western landscapes—is a concise introduction to the whys and wherefores of this “fair and market-driven way of conserving land.”
— Teresa Duran
