Conservation is as an important product we produce through our ranch management practices. Life as a rancher puts us out on the land almost every day. This first-hand experience provides us with a valuable understanding, respect and knowlege of the land, livestock and wildlife. In our ranching philosophy efforts, we combine our perspectives with ecologists, botanists and biologists. Conservation on the ranch is achieved through a multi-dimensional partnership with several organizations in the ecological community here in the San Luis Valley, both state and federal.
Some of the ways we implement conservation goals are as follows:
Employ monitoring transects to analyze grazing programs and make management decisions.
Study bison, elk and other plant and wildlife populations and map findings scientifically.
Implement intensive time-controlled cattle grazing programs to achieve land stewardship goals that improve the soil, watertable and health of the ecosystem.
Conservation is as an important product we produce through our ranch management practices. Life as a rancher puts us out on the land almost every day. This first-hand experience provides us with a valuable understanding, respect and knowlege of the land, livestock and wildlife. In our 