Conservation Department supervisor Clint Dalbom in the elk restoration zone

May 17, 2011 | 12:01 a.m. CDT

Perched on a rock, Jim Smith, right, talks with Conservation Department supervisor Clint Dalbom about land transformation in Eminence. The department is working closely with private landowners in the elk restoration zone, offering monetary subsidies for those willing to engage in efforts to support elk habitation and improve living conditions for the herd.