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Conservation Easement Landowners: John and Rebecca HallContinuing a Legacy of Land Conservation One of the more foolish things a community can do is build on its farmland. This is especially true in arid regions where arable land is at a premium. In 1994 Dr. William Droke saw such foolishness creeping into the agricultural lands of the Taos Valley and placed a conservation easement on about 18 acres of irrigated farmland on both sides of the Rio Fernando, smack in the heart of the valley.

Traditionally hay and pasture, the Droke Property is irrigated from two historic acequias, the PachecoCommunity Ditch and the Acequia Jose Venito Martinez – with the Rio Fernando serving as an artery, pulsing the lifeblood of water into the land as well as hosting a wide diversity of wildlife.
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Conservation Easement Landowners: John and Rebecca HallContinuing a Legacy of Land Conservation One of the more foolish things a community can do is build on its farmland. This is especially true in arid regions where arable land is at a premium. In 1994 Dr. William Droke saw such foolishness creeping into the agricultural lands of the Taos Valley and placed a conservation easement on about 18 acres of irrigated farmland on both sides of the Rio Fernando, smack in the heart of the valley.<br /> <br /> Traditionally hay and pasture, the Droke Property is irrigated from two historic acequias, the PachecoCommunity Ditch and the Acequia Jose Venito Martinez – with the Rio Fernando serving as an artery, pulsing the lifeblood of water into the land as well as hosting a wide diversity of wildlife.