04/30/2026
Happy 8th conservation birthday, Oxbow Cattle Company! 🎉
In April of 2018, Bart and Wendy Morris, Five Valleys, the City of Missoula through the Missoula Open Space Bond, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service came togther to permanently protect 168 acres of the Oxbow Cattle Co. ranch in lower Miller Creek.
In addition to providing local beef to the Missoula community, the ranch holds over a mile of Miller Creek, which supports native trout. Over 90% of the land itself is made up of important agricutlural soils.
"As local ranchers, our relationship with nature not only sustains our business but it feeds our souls. Protecting our land from development with a conservation easement means that not only do we get to live our dream of a ranching lifestyle, but future generations will have the same opportunity to experience what we love and cherish." - Wendy and Bart Morris
Thank you, Oxbow Cattle Company!