Era of megafire hits close to home
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
Irrigating for Food and Fish: Water infrastructure and healthy streams
In the fourth installment of our 2025 Water Webinar series, we explored the intersection of irrigation, infrastructure, and ecological stewardship. The discussion focused on innovative strategies that enable fish to thrive
Farm Bill Funding Freeze: Updates and Opportunities
The American Relief Act of 2025, signed into law on December 21, 2024, extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) through September 30, 2025. This extension maintains
Federal Cuts, Working Lands, and What’s Next with Lesli Allison
With major shifts happening in federal policy—funding freezes, staffing cuts, and growing uncertainty - Lesli Allison breaks down what these changes mean for working lands and the people who steward
Beneath Our Feet: Are Groundwater Easements a Solution for the West?
The second of the 2025 Water Webinar series focused on a timely and crucial discussion about groundwater conservation and its role in addressing the West’s growing water scarcity challenges. The
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