As private development is quickly eating away our valuable natural open spaces and scenic ridge lines to is becoming ever apparent that we need to acquire these parcels of land before they are lost forever. This project is for the acquisition of three parcels that are owned by one individual and ready the begin development. The parcels total 63.8 acres of prime ridge line along what is referred to as the Easterly portion of the Lower Badger Mountain. These parcels has already been platted for residential housing and has received all the neccessary approvals to begin construction. This 63.8 acre acquisition is the first of four properties that is proposed to be purchased to protect the Lower Badger Mountain Ridgeline and create a Ridges to Rivers trail system for everyone to enjoy for generations to come. A few years ago the Friends of Badger Mountian, a non-profit group helped secure funding to purchase 574 acres of Badger Mountain, which was the first step to protect the ridges and create the ridges to rivers trail.