Caring for the Little Dolores, headwaters to confluence
The Mountain Island Ranch straddles the Colorado-Utah border, from high country to canyon bottoms, riparian wetlands and desert, and public and private lands due to classic Western checkerboarding. The ranch
New VPA-HIP Funding is a Win for Access — and for the Working Lands Behind It
For hunters, anglers, and landowners, USDA-NRCS’s recent announcement of $52 million for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program is welcome news. Known as VPA-HIP, the program helps states and
Re-restoring the Animas after a post-fire flood
When erosion-control solutions designed and funded by the NRCS washed away in a flood, Dave Koeberle stepped in with $60,000 of his own money to rebuild and improve the structure. In
The Idahoans Who Care for Rangelands: Celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
This year, that reality is being recognized on a broader stage. Idaho has joined more than 100 countries and 400 organizations in recognizing the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists,
Pondering Artificial Beaver Dams
Among the nine young adults who showed up to work on the author's place was Regan Ware, shown here plotting out locations for beaver dam analogues in the creekbed. MCC crew