(Brett Prettyman | Tribune file photo) Rick Danvir, wildlife manager for Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch, points out a popular elk area while touring the private land in northern Utah with Boyd Blackwell of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, in this 2008 file photo. The 200,000-acre Rich County ranch is one of many large agricultural operations owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the nation.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.