65. The State Cattle Ranch Phase II Tract

Date of Purchase: August 22, 2008

 

Location: Hale County

 

Acreage: 1,311

 

THE STATE CATTLE RANCH PHASE II TRACT in Hale County is a blackbelt prairie site that includes a mix of grassland habitats and pine-hardwood forest situated between drainages of Big German Creek. This 1,311 acre acquisition provides for habitat restoration opportunities of prairie grasslands, as well as numerous recreation opportunities that include field trial sites and handicap hunting stations. In partnership with the Forever Wild Program, an additional 646 acres of land were acquired by the State Lands Division.