Ranch buy adds to huge Montana wildlife reserve

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a portion of the PN Ranch north of Winifred, Mont., with the Missouri River in the background. A huge Montana nature reserve added the historic, 47,000-acre ranch to its patchwork of lands along the Missouri River

For now, reserve representatives said, it will be managed as a livestock operation. But the long-term goal is to restore the land to its natural state and open it to the public — campers, bird watchers and others seeking a glimpse into how the West once looked.

"Over time the goal is an all-wildlife, public access situation," said Sean Gerrity, president of the Bozeman-based reserve. "People will come and the first thing they will notice is 'Welcome' signs instead of 'Keep Out' signs. They will notice fences down and a distinct openness to the landscape, unfettered by fences, power lines, power poles."

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