Note: Portions of this story were taken from Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) writer Lydia Saldana, with photos provided by Brandon Ray .

A beautiful, sweeping stretch of privately-owned land along one of Texas' most iconic landscapes, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, is now being permanently protected. The property, known as Rim Ranch, sits atop the rim of the Canyon and will be conserved through two easements finalized by the Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) around Oct. 17, according to Texas Agricultural Land Trust Communications Director, Kacie Hatsfelt.

According to officials with TALT, the first easement covers 1,725 acres with funding from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation’s B

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