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Hansen Ranch near Waterton Park inks land conservation agreement

A large property in southwest Alberta is being preserved thanks to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

The Hansen Ranch consists of 365 hectares near Waterton Lakes National Park. For three generations now, the family has been living and working on the Hansen Ranch.

Carys Richards with the Nature Conservancy says this is not only good from an ecological perspective, but it also ensures the Hansen family legacy will continue. “A really great thing about this property is that a conservation agreement with NCC is in place on it. This means some of the development rights have been voluntarily restricted and this make sure it can continue operating as a working cattle ranch while maintaining the natural landscape.”

The Hansen Ranch contains several important habitats which extend beyond the boundaries of the already protected Waterton Park.

The NCC says for landowner Shane Hansen, protecting this ranch is important.

This region provides core habitat and connectivity for populations of wide-ranging mammals including gray wolf, wolverine, Canada lynx and fisher. It also supports habitat for grizzly bears.

Richards notes for decades, the NCC has worked with private landowners to create a natural buffer for the wild species that live in this area.

Patrick Siedlecki
Patrick Siedlecki
Pat has been a mainstay in the CJOC News department from the time the station launched in 2007. He's been in the position of News Director since then and has been anchoring daily news casts as well as reporting and working behind the scenes. Community is important to him and keeping CJOC listeners and readers informed about what's happening across southern Alberta and beyond. Pat has been in radio broadcasting for the past 24 years, starting in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island in 1997 and then moving up island to Nanaimo for another few years before heading to Lethbridge in 2007. Pat grew up in the small Saskatchewan farming town of Foam Lake. After high school, he went to Western Academy Broadcasting College (WABC) in Saskatoon prior to moving to the island. Pat also spent several years broadcasting hockey in the BCHL as well as seven years as the radio voice of the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL. Pat has been working at Cornerstone Funeral Home in Lethbridge as a Certified Life Celebrant and Funeral Assistant since 2016. News and sports have always been Pat's passion from the time he was a teenager and he's always been grateful to have had the opportunity to make that part of what's been a fun and long radio career!
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