Beyond Instagram Cowboys: Inside the trainings teaching range riders how to keep ranches resilient
“Be community-oriented.” Kim Kerns, a sheep rancher from Oregon, clarified her first rule of range riding early on a windy Thursday morning at Western Landowners Alliance’s Range Riding Workshop on the
The View from Here
I am conflicted about scenery. ‘The view’ complicates life, and conservation, in Missoula, Montana’s North Hills, where I grew up. I returned to Missoula in 2005 after 25 years away. I
Indigenous leaders urge California to rethink its relationship with fire
It's a hot day in mid-August in Northern California, not too far from the Oregon border. Smoke rises gently from the fire pit, curling into the late-summer sky as children
Rancher, survivor helped bring a hospital to her community
Laura Bucholz, Saratoga, Wyoming Laura Bucholz with a prized trout on the North Platte River. Not so long ago, only a small barebones walk-in health care clinic was available to meet
Media Luna
A few weeks ago, I visited several ranches west of Tucson, with a group of conservationists on a conference field trip. In the dry desert air of the Altar Valley,
Oh sis, would you look at those clouds!
Legendary western photographer Barbara Van Cleve reflects on how wonderful it was to be raised on a ranch. Interview conducted in March 2024 by Kelly Bennett and Carolyn Quan. Kelly Bennett
Restoring Soil and Saving Water with Wool
In the sprawling landscape of arid western Wyoming, Alicia and Ben Rux, owners of Cottonwood Creek Ranch, faced a common dilemma among Western sheep ranchers: what to do with the
Eleven great gifts for Western landowners this holiday season
Looking for the perfect gift for the land steward in your life this holiday season? The staff of Western Landowners Alliance, a growing group replete with ranchers, shepherds, farmers, hunters,
Finding Homeground
Documentary photographer Sally Thomson transports us to the people and places of the western range For a landscape so mired in drought and known for its dryness, the rangelands of the
Your always open eyes on the range
Using game cameras to understand wildlife movement for conflict reduction Game cameras can help keep a pulse on wildlife populations and movement within and across your operation. For a group of
Keeping track of the guardians
As large carnivores expand their presence on the Western landscape, livestock producers are worrying more about the safety of their livestock guardian dogs. Kim Kerns, a sheep and cattle rancher
Preparing for Rain
By Ellen Waterston A Conversation with Becky Hatfield Hyde & Taylor Hyde, owners of Hatfield Hyde Land Trust, Brothers, Oregon When it comes to this busy, hopscotching duo, finding Becky Hatfield Hyde