Partnership ensures lasting wildlife habitat and open space in Northern Larimer County
LOVELAND, Colo. — A Northern Colorado ranch rich in wildlife and natural beauty will now be protected forever thanks to the Fonay family’s partnership with Larimer County Natural Resources.
In a significant act of conservation, local landowner Gary Fonay and his family have donated an 800-acre conservation easement on their ranch, located west and adjacent to Red Mountain Open Space. The easement permanently protects the property’s native foothills grasslands, shrublands, ponderosa pine woodlands, and rimrock outcroppings — key habitats for local wildlife…