In 1901, James Atchley homesteaded land in Idaho’s Teton Valley; 125 years later, his descendants have permanently protected 1,686 acres of their potato ranch, which sits on a mule deer migration route from Wyoming

• Pic credit: Eco FlightA family ranch near Ashton, Idaho, is now permanently protected by a conservation easement that limits how the land can be developed.
• The agreement safeguards 1,686 acres of Flying A Ranch while allowing the Atchley family to continue farming and ranching.
• The move also protects an important wildlife migration corridor used by mule deer travelling from Wyoming into Idaho, along with habitat for several other species.