How can landowners and researchers learn from each other? Just ask Erik
MELROSE, MT— Kalsta Ranch averages seven inches of rain per year. Erik Kalsta, the director of Western Landowners Alliance’s Working Wild Challenge program, will tell you to take that number
LISTEN: Grizzly bears are back – now what?
What happens when one of North America's most iconic predators returns? Grizzly bears are making a remarkable comeback across the American West. After decades of recovery, they're expanding into places they
Forests Need Fire, but Forestry Makes It Work
In the past decades, more and more people have built or bought homes in the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI. The draws are obvious: beauty, isolation, quiet, and closeness to
TRAILER: Working Wild U’s new season on Grizzly Bears in the Modern West
Grizzly bears are making a comeback - and their return is one of North America's greatest conservation success stories. But as bears expand into places they haven't occupied in generations, new
How beavers and acequieros can work together
MORA COUNTY, NM - In a landscape where burn scars deliver flash floods and drought impedes production capacity, water is a primary concern for many northern New Mexican landowners. Those
Wyoming looks for rancher, farmer feedback on new Voluntary Conservation Program
As drought continues to strain water supplies across the Colorado River Basin, Wyoming is creating a new voluntary program that could allow irrigators to conserve water without risking their water
Who am I hiring: Manager, Foreman or Caretaker?
I currently sit on the advisory board for the Dan Scott Ranching Systems major of study at Montana State University Bozeman headed by Dr. Rachel Frost. Incoming prospective students of
Five Lessons Ranch Managers Shared About Wildfire Preparedness
For ranch managers and landowners across the West, wildfire preparedness begins long before smoke appears on the horizon. They prepare by investing in equipment, infrastructure, and emergency response capacity, making and practicing a
The U.S. has pastoralists. We usually call them ranchers.
There’s a pastoralist proverb that says: If you’re lost in the desert and find a sheep, you’ll be home soon. But if you find a camel, you’re in trouble. If camels and pastoralists sound a bit distant, the
Science! Fish! Irrigation! with the Henrys Fork Foundation
In today’s episode, we talked with three HFF science team members about how science, landowners, and conservation can work together. Thanks to Dr. Rob Van Kirk, HFF’s science and technology
One In A Thousand: Drought Strikes Colorado River Basin
The western United States should be emerging from the icy grips of winter, but this year sun tans are emerging early and wildflowers are confused because this year, there was practically
Colorado’s New Beetle Battle: Lessons from the Past and Opportunities for Action
Drive the I-70 or Highway 285 corridors through Colorado's Front Range foothills today, and you might notice something new on the hillsides: rust-colored patches spreading throughout the ponderosa pine forests,