Nature Conservancy of Canada signs agreement to protect Southern Alberta Ranch
LETHBRIDGE –– The owners of an environmentally important tract of Southern Alberta land have signed a protection agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).
It was announced on Friday, Feb 1, that the 3,950-acre Riverside Ranch had entered into the agreement, which will restrict development on the property and ensure the land remains intact into the future.
The owners will continue to operate their cattle ranch, while maintaining the landscape and the Castle River in a natural and un-fragmented state.
Situated along the Castle River, between Lundbreck and Beaver Mines in the southwest corner of the province, Riverside Ranch was established in 1914 by Peter Zoratti, who immigrated to Canada from Coderno, Italy.