Historic Site Ranches

Undaunted Stewardship® helps preserve important historic sites on privately owned rangeland. So far, the owners of 10 ranches along Montana’s Lewis & Clark Trail have signed formal “Historic Site Preservation Agreements” with the Undaunted Stewardship® program. Similar to conservation easements, these agreements ensure that the historic sites will remain unchanged. The agreements also allow Undaunted Stewardship® to develop free historical exhibits at the sites so that the public can visit and learn from them.

Like all the other ranches that participate in Undaunted Stewardship®, the Historic Site Preservation Ranches have each been certified as an “Undaunted Land Steward.” This means that the ranches follow written grazing management plans that are designed to ensure the long-term, naturally sustained productivity of their rangelands, including fish and wildlife habitat and populations. The ranches also employ site-specific monitoring programs to ensure that these grazing management plans are succeeding, and to direct any needed changes

Historic Site Ranches:

ABN Ranch	owned by: Rick Anderson
This ranch was where Lewis and Clark passed five generations of pioneers on June 1, 1805. ranch pictures number 4 on map	P.O. Box 1116 Ft. Benton, MT 59442 406-622-3890 abnranch.htm Back to Top
Ayshire Dairy Farm	owned by: Harry and Kathryn Mitchell
Lewis and Clark Set up an "Upper Portage Camp" here from June through July 1805. number 5 on map	4510 13th South Great Falls, MT 59404 406-453-1910 AyrshireDairyFarm.htm Back to Top
Beaverhead Gateway Ranch	owned by: Robert, Jackie, Jan Peccia
Beaverhead Rock told Sacagawea she was "home." ranch pictures number 7 on map	19 September Ranch Rd. Clancy, MT 59634 406-443-0260 BeaverheadGatewayRanch.htm Back to Top

Hamilton Ranches	managed by: George Trishman
The Big Hole Pass was where Lewis encountered the Lemhi Shoshones. ranch pictures number 8 on map	P.O. Box 447 Twin Bridges, MT 59754 406-684-5719 HamiltonRanches.htm Back to Top

Lanning-Terry Ranch

owned by: Glen and Alma Terry

Lewis and Clark passed the "Pilot Rock" on June 1, 1805, making it the Steamboat Mile Marker.

ranch pictures

number 3 on map

3091 White Rocks Rd.
Big Sandy, MT 59520
406-386-2455

lanningterryranch.htm

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Mission Ranch

owned by: Doug and the late Zena Ensign

Clark set up camp across the Yellowstone River on July 15, 1806, calling it Ft. Parker.

ranch pictures

number 9 on map

26 Frontage Rd. East
Livingston, MT 59045

missionranch.htm

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Prairie County Grazing District

Clark set up camp across the Yellowstone River on July 30, 1806. This area is a National model for rangeland conservation.

number 10 on map

prairiecountydistrict.htm

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Prairie White Cliffs

owned by: Joy Crawford

The White Cliffs were given the nickname, "Scenes of visionary enchantment."

number 2 on map

3987 Eagle Butte School Rd.
Loma, MT 59460
406-739-4437

prairiewhitecliffs.htm

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Sieben Ranch Company

owned by: John and Nina Baucus

The "Gates of the Mountains" was named by Lewis.

number 6 on map

1600 Sieben Canyon Rd.
Wolf Creek, MT 59648
406-458-9468

sieben.htm

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Wortman Ranch

owned by: John Pavlovick, Amy and Lacy Wortman

Lewis and Clark set up camp at the Judith Landing on May 28, 1805.

ranch pictures

number 1 on map

940 Snake Hill Ln.
Lloyd, MT 59535
406-386-2296

wortmanranch.htm

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Undaunted Stewardship® is a cooperative and multi-faceted program led by federal, state and private sector agencies, seeking to ensure the long-term maintenance of the environmental quality and economic productivity of privately-owned agricultural landscapes, especially in areas rich in history along the Lewis & Clark Trail in Montana.

Last changed: 02/19/09

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Last updated: 02/19/09.