Water and Wildlife on Working Lands: bringing landowners together in the radical center
People meeting on the land for observation, discussion, and community – that was the purpose of a recent series of Water and Wildlife on Working Lands field days, coordinated by
Nature is king – The art and life of Clyde Aspevig
Clyde Aspevig is a master of landscape painting. Today, he lives in Bozeman, Montana, but Aspevig grew up on his family’s historic homestead near the Canadian border outside of Rudyard,
Water Weekly for July 25th
If you can only read three stories about Western Water this week, read these: 1. Congress may extend program paying farmers, ranchers to use less water as Colorado River conservation pleas
Tips for a new Code of the West
It’s not always easy living in the rural West, with customs so entrenched that everybody takes them for granted. What makes it hard for the newest newcomers is that they’re
The Great and Powerful Atlas
Can a set of maps avoid erasing people from the landscape? By the time you are reading this, thousands of individuals, nonprofits, industry associations, state and local governments and others will
Water Weekly for July 18th
WHAT TO READ IF YOU CAN ONLY READ THREE THINGS ABOUT WESTERN WATER THIS WEEK. 1. Climate change is punishing the Colorado River — and fueling devastating wildfires on the basin The
Ranching in reality: A perspective on the future from an old cowboy
Recently, a young man asked me how he could get into the ranching business. I told him there were two ways: inherit a million dollars or win the lottery, then
Water Weekly for July 11th
What to read if you can only read three things about western water this week. 1. Crystal River rancher, Water Trust again try to boost flows In this detailed story from the
In relationship with the land
Why does it matter if conservation is locally led? The answer is culture, and it matters a lot. Elk migrate from the high summer pastures of the Yellowstone plateau to the
The importance of private, working lands to Yellowstone in the twenty-first century
A keynote address for the University of Wyoming’s 150th Anniversary of Yellowstone Symposium, held at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming By Robert Bonnie, Undersecretary of Agriculture