Conserved Properties

McMeans Family Preserves Property on the Tongue River In 2012, Mike and Vicky McMeans purchased 160 acres west of Dayton from Dan Scott, who had already placed the northern 80-acres under conservation easement.  The McMeans immediately began conversations with Sheridan County and the Sheridan Community [...]

Leaving a Legacy of Land and History in the Clear Creek Valley Mark and Kim Tenneson, dairy farmers from western Washington, spent years searching for the right agricultural property in Wyoming or Nebraska. When they set foot on a 528-acre property along Clear Creek in [...]

The North Gateway conservation easement closed in 2016, as part of a collaborative effort with many local partners. The easement protects 31 acres of wildlife habitat along Goose Creek, while reserving space for a community recreation area in the future. The purchased easement allowed the [...]

Deer Haven Conservation Easements ensure key Tongue River Valley ag acres can go from one family farm to the next family farm More than half of all new homes built since 2000 have been in the unincorporated parts of Sheridan County. While the opportunities development [...]

SCLT secured its first conservation easement in September 2007 on 9.3 acres owned by Volunteers of American adjacent to Little Goose Creek. The easement will preserve in perpetuity wildlife habitat, floodplain, and open space within Sheridan City Limits. [...]

“Although our ranch is small by Wyoming standards, we have been fortunate to share it with an amazing variety of wildlife and native plants. Sometimes being rich has nothing to do with money. We’re rich because of the biodiversity and productivity of our small corner [...]

McCormick Headwaters In 2012, landowner Charlie Hart donated a conservation easement to SCLT on his 240-acre property east of Big Horn, WY. This beautiful property in the scenic Bighorn foothills protects the headwaters of McCormick Creek, a tributary of Little Goose Creek. The property [...]

SCLT accepted its fourth and fifth conservation easements on March 9, 2012 on 1,154 acres along Soldier Ridge located 5 miles west of the City of Sheridan. The Soldier Ridge easement was SCLT’s first “bargain sale” CE while the Soldier Hills easement was donated. These [...]

SCLT takes conservation to new heights with Sheridan Heights Ranch Conservation Easement In October 2019, Sheridan Community Land Trust took conservation to new heights as the land trust secured a unique voluntary conservation agreement to ensure the special character of one of the county’s most [...]