Tanner Marvin, Gracie Marvin and Catherine Baier gather on their family's property in West Valley. They are part of the Grosswiler and Marvin families which were honored with the 2023 Montana Watershed and Wetland Stewardship Award for placing their property under a conservation easement. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
May 19, 2023
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Conservation easements bring permanent protection for Flathead lands
Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements between a land owner and a land trust that permanently limit development on a parcel of land in an effort to protect its conservation values.
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Flathead family awarded for protecting land and water
The Grosswiler and Marvin families placed their land under a conservation easement with the Flathead Land Trust.