\nThe rural quality of the Heber Valley has attracted everyone from trappers to pioneers, farmers to ranchers, skiers to golfers, families to investors. Entering from the north, people who visit the Valley are greeted by the Provo River winding toward the Historic North Fields with a majestic backdrop of Mount Timpanogos. The land of the North Fields was granted to homesteading families in the 1800\u2019s by President Ulysses S. Grant. Tourists and residents alike appreciate the vestiges of
\na long and proud farming and ranching history that founded the Valley. It\u2019s why we call this place home.<\/p>\n
\u201cProtecting the North Fields could be one of the single most important achievements we could accomplish in the protection of the Valley\u2019s agricultural heritage,\u201d says Wendy Fisher, Executive Director of Utah Open Lands. \u201cWe were also attracted to this project because preserving the nature of the North Fields means protecting scenic view corridors, wetlands and prairies, natural habitats for indigenous birds, and historic watersheds. The land is of signi\ufb01cance historically and agriculturally.\u201d<\/p>\n