Zapata Ranch Nature Consv, CO (# 0162)

1) A shot of the vastness of the San Luis Valley.

2) Conservancy at work: Just south of Great Sand Dunes NP, Zapata Ranch, a Nature Conservancy managed ranch. The Conservancy manages the ranch: “to protect their significant natural values and to demonstrate how cattle and bison operations can co-exist with conservation efforts.” Source: www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/colorado/placesweprotect/zapata-ranch.xml