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,
“If Lake Powell Was a Ranch:” WLA’s Field Day at Mountain Island Ranch
MOUNTAIN ISLAND RANCH, CO — After no snow and unseasonably warm temperatures this winter, the effects of drought could be seen everywhere at Mountain Island Ranch. But clever construction and
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
Western Collaborative Conservation with Aireona Raschke
In today’s episode, WLA Communications Director Louis Wertz sits down with Aireona Raschke, who leads collaborative efforts across the West through her work with the Center for Collaborative Conservation and