Preservation Efforts

Protecting Zion National Park’s Natural Resources

Zion Mountain Ranch has successfully acquired 324 acres of parcel that is now under permanent protection from commercial development in perpetuity. The Buffalo Preserve Acreage provides protection to the buffalo and the deer that migrate threw the land as well as other wildlife. The land also has an archeological site called Indian Knoll.

With the rising traffic due to the near National Parks, the area poses many environmental threats being a National Park “gateway area”. These threats include increased traffic and pollution, litter, noise, light pollution and the harmful effects posed to migrating wildlife. All these things take away from the magic of the outdoors and from visitor enjoyment. The National Park Service is charged with managing and protecting the parks themselves, but the agency’s authority does not extend beyond park borders, leaving conservation efforts in these “gateway communities” to private interests.

On August 11, 2011, Zion Mountain Ranch won the land conservation efforts of the 324 acre’s. This three-year effort between Zion Mountain Ranch and  Virgin River Land Preservation Association (VRLPA) and other public and private donors rejoiced in securing this critical parcel in a permanent conservation easement, so it can be enjoyed by the future generations to come.