Sensory Refuge: A conversation with Dr. Jesse Barber
I first had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Jesse Barber speak this summer. Outside under the dappled shade of large trees on the Lava Lake Lamb and Livestock Ranch in
Sheepish Solutions to Water Conservation with Linda Poole
Today we sit down with Linda Poole, a rancher and the working lands director at Western Landowners Alliance. As working lands program director for the Western Landowners Alliance, Linda is
Wolves on the doorstep test sheep ranchers in small town Oregon
The 200 residents of Lostine, Oregon, never expected their small town to become a hotspot for wolf conflict. Surrounded by farm fields and with no recent history of wolf conflict,
Conserving Soundscapes with Sensory Ecologist Jesse Barber
How does human-related sound impact wildlife around us? From trails to roads to cities, this question propels Dr. Jesse Barber, a leader in the emerging field of sensory ecology. Barber
Watershed-Scale Stewardship with Chrissy McFarren of Badger Creek Ranch
In this episode of the On Land Podcast, we sit down with Chrissy McFarren, the owner of Badger Creek Ranch in Cañon City, Colorado. Chrissy shares her journey from a
Teaching ancient water capture techniques to the next generation
The aroma of sun-warmed-sagebrush permeates the air on a bright day in mid-June. Chatter and laughter ring up the sides of two gulches on the face of a dormant volcano.
We’re inside and it’s holding us: Fred Provenza, Nicole Masters and Kate Geagan
Nutrient cycles for people and planet, at the Old Salt Festival. In June, the second annual Old Salt Festival brought over 2,000 people to Helmville, Montana, for a rocking celebration of
Neighbors helping neighbors: ranchers band together to fight wildfires in eastern Oregon
“I’ve got 5 volunteers moving my cows this morning - only 2 of them are related,” texted rancher and WLA contractor Kim Kerns, who runs cattle and sheep in Baker
Wickens Salt Creek Ranch wins 2024 Montana Leopold Conservation Award
Wickens Salt Creek Ranch of Hilger has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above
Ditch “inefficiencies” give us wetlands
Imagine Westerners waking up one morning only to discover that many of their most cherished wetlands have dried up, gone. This is not fiction during these times of determining the
Saving Water with Fire
Forest health collaboratives are using fire to steward healthy headwaters across public and private land. That hard work flows downstream to all of us. Jagged, snow-capped peaks tower above a thick
Can flood irrigating do what spring floods used to out West?
Each spring, Adrian Hunolt draws water from the Bear River to flood irrigate the fields on his family’s ranch in Evanston, Wyoming. Like many other flood irrigators, Hunolt’s ranch lies