Long Billed Curlew
Curlews appear to be a bird you’d find on a coastal shoreline, but are actually a unique prairie bird in rapid decline.
Read MoreChances are, you have an “ethic” for various aspects of your life. It may not be written down, but it is demonstrated in the ways you spend your time, money, and other resources. An ethic determines what is important to you.
Read MoreCommunity Table Farm in Longmont is our new pickup point for deliveries in the northern front range. Owner, Andy Nowack produces vegetables, eggs, chickens and hogs at the farm; all for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
Read MoreGround Squirrels
These burrowing squirrels play a key role in plant dynamics and soil health. They till up small areas (10-20 feet) and help taller grasses compete with the primary short grasses like Buffalo and Blue Grama. The taller grasses capture rainfall, slow soil evaporation, and keep roots in deeper soil.
Read MoreLloyd and Julias have both passed on, but they were in their 80’s when we landed at Rancho Largo. Their wisdom was a key to our survival in a tough semi-desert landscape.
Read MoreA small shrub resembling sage that is also full of protein in the winter months. Our grazing protocols helped this plant to recover from almost extinct at Rancho Largo, to thousands of pounds of annual production.
Read MoreJensen’s is a local USDA inspected family run meat processing business. Jerry handles our animals with care and keeps our processing dollars in the community.
Read MoreBlue Grama Grass
Buffalo Grass and Blue Grama are the iconic short grass prairie species; not much volume but they pack a nutritional punch especially in the winter time when protein is in short supply for grazing animals
Read MoreOur saddle horses are the key to keeping our cattle moving through the landscape in a healthy grazing pattern.
Photo by Chuck Bigger
Read MoreOnly seen above ground occasionally, but omnipresent in the root zone of plants. These fungi are symbiotic with prairie plants; the fungi supply soil nutrients the plants can’t reach, and the plants provide sugars released from their roots. The whole process is set in motion when a cow bites a plant.
Read MoreRoad Runners
These flight challenged birds hang out in rocky areas around the canyon rims. They love it around our headquarters where they eat lizards and keep snakes away.