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Voices, Western Art

Legendary western photographer Barbara Van Cleve reflects on how wonderful it was to be raised on a ranch. Interview conducted in March 2024 by Kelly Bennett and Carolyn Quan. Kelly Bennett

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On Water, Research Roundup

Each spring, Adrian Hunolt draws water from the Bear River to flood irrigate the fields on his family’s ranch in Evanston, Wyoming. Like many other flood irrigators, Hunolt’s ranch lies

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On Water, Stewardship in Action

In August of 1919, the Lower Big Hole River ran dry. Well, not completely dry. Water still trickled between the large cobbles of the freestone stream.  But it was dry

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On Water

You cangrow water Landowners are in the business, whether formally or not, of growing things—food, trees, grass, animals, biodiversity. To that list you can also add water, especially in the West.

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Stewardship in Action

Landowner innovation and long-term research is showing that low-tech restoration practices not only capture more rainwater, they may create more rain. In the desert of southern Arizona lies a remarkable story

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Director's Letter

The West is used to drought. Aridification, however, is a whole other level. Aridification is more than drought, more than megadrought. Think Sahara. Think Gobi. Increasingly, this is the forecast for

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On Water

Nestled in the heart of the Colorado, Crowley County was once a testament to agricultural prosperity. Its lush fields stretched over 50,000 acres, teeming with a bounty of crops nourished