{"id":448,"date":"2015-01-19T00:13:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T00:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2026-01-15T01:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:47:02","slug":"sale-of","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/the-oregon-dream\/sale-of\/","title":{"rendered":"310 Acre Adoption from The Nature Conservancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Published in<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/ourinitiatives\/regions\/northamerica\/unitedstates\/oregon\/media\/tnc-annual-report-oregon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">This Year in Oregon &#8211; Annual Report 2010 (PDF)<\/a><br \/>\nThe Nature Conservancy<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOME AWAY FROM HOME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jana Rofsky didn\u2019t expect adoption as part of the deal. But after chatting around the kitchen table at Gahr farm for two years, she felt like part of the family.<\/p>\n<p>Those many conversations were with Ted and Harriet Gahr, owners of a successful bed-and-breakfast nestled in rolling hills west of McMinnville. Rofsky, land protection specialist for the Conservancy, was helping the conservation-minded couple protect habitats critical to numerous animal and plant species at risk throughout the Willamette Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists from The Nature Conservancy, agencies and\u00a0universities had identified the 310-acre property\u2019s native\u00a0oak and prairie habitats as some of the best remaining in\u00a0the Willamette Valley. Those habitats once dominated<br \/>\nthe valley, but less than 2 percent remain today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just needed to find the right solution and that\u00a0takes time,\u201d said Rofsky. \u201cTed and Harriet care so deeply\u00a0about the land and the wildlife it supports. I knew that\u00a0together, we could find a way to protect it.\u201d\u00a0That\u2019s exactly what happened.\u00a0The Conservancy purchased the site this year. It\u2019s\u00a0now part of Yamhill Oaks Preserve, the first protected\u00a0areas for the endangered Fender\u2019s blue butterfly in the\u00a0northern Willamette Valley. In addition to oaks and\u00a0prairie, the new addition also protects streams and\u00a0restored wetlands. The Gahr\u2019s gave a generous donation\u00a0to support permanent stewardship of the preserve, while\u00a0keeping a portion of the property for their home and\u00a0business. The $1 million purchase was made possible by<br \/>\nfunding from the Bonneville Power Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Conservancy scientists will now develop a management\u00a0plan for the addition and begin restoring potential\u00a0Fender\u2019s habitat and more. Strategies will include\u00a0inventories, controlling invasives, thinning encroaching<br \/>\ntrees and planting grasses and wildflowers, including\u00a0Kincaid\u2019s lupine and other butterfly-friendly species.\u00a0Rofsky won\u2019t be part of the restoration activities, but\u00a0she\u2019ll return. \u201cMy role in protecting this incredible\u00a0property is over, but I\u2019ll definitely be back at Ted and\u00a0Harriet\u2019s table again,\u201d said Rofsky. \u201cEvery time I go there\u00a0and soak it all in, the chirping birds and gurgling streams,\u00a0it feels like home.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please support our partners <a title=\"The Nature Conservancy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Nature Conservacy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published in This Year in Oregon &#8211; Annual Report 2010 (PDF) The Nature Conservancy HOME AWAY FROM HOME Jana Rofsky didn\u2019t expect adoption as part of the deal. But after chatting around the kitchen table at Gahr farm for two years, she felt like part of the family. Those many conversations were with Ted and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/the-oregon-dream\/sale-of\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">310 Acre Adoption from The Nature Conservancy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-448","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P66Ita-7e","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":460,"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/448\/revisions\/460"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gahrfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}