Lytle Ranch and Preserve: Leota Family Story

Dallin Leota is the manager of BYU’s Lytle Ranch Preserve, located thirty-six miles west of St. George, Utah. Its unique placement at the intersection of the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin makes the ranch a hotspot for biodiversity found nowhere else in Utah. The Lytle Preserve manager lives and works on the land full-time to preserve the area’s natural diversity and share its beauty with BYU students and faculty.
Leota and his wife, Amilaina, are also adapting to life at the Lytle Preserve. Both are completing their master’s degrees while maintaining the preserve and raising their children. The couple spends ten hours a week driving to and from Salt Lake City for classes.
Despite the unique challenges these living conditions present, Leota feels he has found his purpose in conservation and preservation work.
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