Ghost Ranch Conservation Easement Project

planned

New Mexico is investing $930,000 to permanently protect 6,000 acres at Ghost Ranch, the landscape that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. The project involves conservation easements to protect the land from subdivision and commercial development while allowing grazing and recreation. The easements will be implemented in two phases, excluding the 550-acre core with visitor facilities. Phase 1 protects 4,225 acres of grasslands and reservoir frontage, and Phase 2 adds 1,560 acres including land around O’Keeffe’s former home. The easements are perpetual and will be monitored annually.