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Roots run deep: Conservation easement program protecting family land
Erich Pessl’s roots run deep in the Gallatin Canyon. Although he wasn't born on the land, it has been in his family since 1959. That year, his grandfather, Freddie Pessl, visited southern Montana from Michigan, seeking a retirement spot in the …