Conservation Buyer Program

Property Listing

Cherry Ranch


Nebraska, Sioux County
Size: 3,815 acres
Price: $953,750

The property is or will be encumbered by a conservation easement as described below.

Description

Two three-section tracts of Cherry Ranch consisting of open prairie which would be excellent rangeland. Located 11 miles south of Harrison.

Primary Conservation Objective

The Conservancy wishes the property to remain an open, rangeland setting to sustain biological diversity.

Biodiversity Highlights

Cherry Ranch boasts one of the most diverse mixes of terrestrial plant communities to be found along the Upper Niobrara River, home to regal fritillary, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, long-billed curlew, and swift fox.

Qualifications and Restrictions

Traditional livestock and ranching uses are not prohibited. The conservation easement will limit activities including: 1) subdivision, 2) no more than one single family residence within designated building envelope, 3) mining, 4) roads and off-road trail development, 5) alteration of the topography, and 6) removal of vegetation except under approved management plan.

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Buckbean at Cherry Ranch, © Chris Helzer/TNC



Contact

For more information, please contact:

 

James Luchsinger
Program Director
Sandhills/Northwest Prairies Project Office
148 East 1st Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 701
Valentine, NE 69201

 

Phone: (402) 378-3621
E-mail: jluchsinger@tnc.org

 

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