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Stewardship in Action

The Moose Fire burned thousands of acres of the Smith family’s federal grazing allotment to ash. But thanks to an experiment with virtual fencing, they were able to graze the

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Podcast

The Farm Bill. A piece of legislation that quietly shapes much of life in this country - especially for those of us in rural America.   The Farm Bill influences everything

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Director's Letter

It was 1997 when I first heard Dr. Craig D. Allen, a research ecologist, make an alarming prediction. I had just taken a job managing a large, forested headwaters ranch

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Steward Tips, Stewardship in Action

This sagebrush ecosystem in Idaho has been fully invaded by cheatgrass. Right: Charred fenceposts and brittle wire make fences a major rebuilding expense for working lands post-fire.

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Steward Tips, Stewardship in Action

Across the West, as suburban sprawl, working lands and wilderness collide, many communities now have Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs). The 2003 Healthy Forest Restoration Act encouraged these plans in

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On Water

“Liquid” assets. Revenue “streams.” Water has a tendency to become a great metaphor in the world of finance. Its flexibility as a metaphor also flows into its fungibility as an

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Bottom Lines

The 2018 Camp Fire in California destroyed the town of Paradise, killing 88 people. One property and casualty insurer was bankrupted by the fire. Insurers around the West have been