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Fish Creek-Cenarrusa Ranch

Idaho, Blaine County
Size: 8,890 acres
Price: Negotiable
Fish Creek Cenarrusa Ranch Valley
The property will be encumbered by a conservation easement as described below.

DESCRIPTION
The 8,890 acre Fish Creek - Cenarrusa Ranch is located in the heart of the Pioneer Mountains – Craters of the Moon landscape in south central Idaho. The Ranch begins at the base of Fish Creek and includes irrigated farmland, extensive rangelands, and willow lined stream corridors.

PRIMARY CONSERVATION OBJECTIVE
The Conservancy is working to protect a variety of conservation, scenic and open space values in the Pioneer Mountains - Craters of the Moon landscape, including habitat for sage grouse and pronghorn, sagebrush steppe habitat, riparian and water resources, animal migration corridors and other wildlife.

BIODIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS
This property is rich in biological diversity and supports many native plant communities and species, including, sagebrush steppe, grassland plains, and river ecosystems; greater sage-grouse, and wide-ranging mammals such as pronghorn, mule deer, mountain lion, and elk. The property includes working agricultural lands and productive agricultural soils that support irrigated and non-irrigated pastureland and upland range/grazing land.

EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
The sale of the property will be subject to a permanent conservation easement intended to protect and preserve important habitat for fish and wildlife, open space, and scenic values. Basic easement terms will include: limitations on development, subdivision, and road construction; requirements for wildlife-friendly fencing; and restrictions associated with the use of riparian and wetland areas. Livestock grazing and farming will be subject to a grazing management plan.
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