Surprising benefits of range riding at Alderspring Ranch
"We have three basic goals, the primary one being that we must have an economically sustainable operation. If our operation can’t pay for itself, we can’t achieve the other two
Speaking up on wolves, after the vote
The ballot box ecology of Colorado Proposition 114 wasn’t a great strategy for bringing people together across an already polarized rural-urban divide. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now required to
Debunking the biggest myth about livestock depredation compensation
This month, Montana’s state legislature will consider giving the state Livestock Loss Board the authority to include a multiplier in their formula for compensation. Colorado agency leaders are also beginning
Returning to Our Home on the Range
Every summer since 2014, we have made the trek with our cattle from the Salmon River all the way up to almost 7000’ below Taylor Peak, covering hundreds of miles
Landowners come to table to secure funding for conflict reduction
In November USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that a coalition formed within WLA’s Working Wild Challenge Conflict Reduction Consortium, spanning 20 groups across seven states and two tribal nations
Working lands are the future of conservation
In coming decades, conservation will inevitably focus on working lands. Distinct from wilderness, working lands are commonly understood to be those lands tended by human hands. In the West, working