Ranch Management Weekend – 777 Bison Ranch
777 Bision Ranch Rapid City, SDMimi Hillenbrand has been running the 777 Ranch for her family for 15 years and has worked the Ranch since she was a kid. The Ranch has been in the Hillenbrand family for over 40 years and has been raising bison for the last 30, focusing on holistic, sustainable, and humane management.
Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop
Dickens Opera House 302 Main St, Longmont, CO, United StatesIn Colorado, the Front Range can present unique fuel and weather conditions for wildfires. Combined with numerous wildland/urban interface and intermix settings, these conditions can be critical in wildfire management.
Save the date for the Front Range Grassland Fire Workshop to increase your knowledge and understanding of the ecology, behavior, risks, and management of grassfire conditions on the Front Range!
Hear speakers from both the Front Range and the Great Plains to discuss grassland fire ecology, history, current conditions, prescribed fire and management for
urban, rural, and intermix areas.
Full speaker schedule available soon!
Spring 2024 State of the River Meeting – Eagle River
Colorado Mountain College Edwards, CO, United StatesThe Colorado River District’s State of the River meetings are a spring tradition in Western Colorado. Learn about river forecasts, local water projects, and western water issues. All events are free to the public and include a light dinner. Registration is required. Hosted by the Colorado River District and local partnership organizations across our fifteen-county…
Mimicking Nature: Flood irrigation and watershed health
https://youtu.be/ZeLTeBCyiZo Join us to learn from ranchers and researchers on how flood irrigation helps to sustain seasonal wetlands by mimicking natural processes, how flood irrigation contributes to healthy habitats, and how flood irrigation can be used as a water management tool by supplementing aquifer storage. Our expert panelists include: Adrian Hunolt, Evanston, Wyoming rancher Erica…
“Grazing 300 Days” Conference
UCM Prussing Farm 454 E. Division Road, Warrensburg, MO, United StatesThe “Grazing 300 Days” Conference will be held in Warrensburg, MO on June 4, 2024, at the UCM Prussing Farm (454 E. Division Road). The workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 2:00 p.m. The conference will assist producers and landowners with methods to extend their grazing season and reduce their reliance on harvested feeds.
Strengthening the Colorado Cooperative Ecosystem
Posner Center for International Development 1031 33rd Street, Denver, CO, United StatesJoin us on the afternoon of Thursday, June 6, 2024 for a roundtable discussion on the cooperative economy in Colorado and the new book Humanity@ Work&Life: A Global Diffusion of the Mondragón Cooperative Ecosystem. We will host one of the authors, Ibon Zugasti, from the Mondragón Corporation, a global federation of worker cooperatives based in the Basque region of Spain. Mr. Zugasti and
the panelists - Yessica Holguin (Center for Community Wealth Building), Asia Dorsey (Satya Yoga Cooperative and Regenerate Change), and Linda Phillips (Jason Wiener|p.c.) - will discuss how the lessons from Mondragón can inform Colorado's cooperative ecosystem.
University of Wyoming Livestock Judging Camp
Universtiy of Wyoming Animal Science 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY, United StatesUniversity of Wyoming Livestock Judging Camp for 9-18 year olds
Elemental Idaho Series
Boise Brewing 521 W Broad St, Boise, IDDr. Emily Wakild (BSU's Andrus Center) discusses the history and future of Idaho recreation with Gretchen Hyde (Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission), and John Robison (Idaho Conservation League).
We'll learn about the Ridge to Rivers trail system, the Owyhee Travel Management Plan, and everything in between!
WIR | Women’s Ranch Management Weekends
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These offerings will take place from mid-summer to early winter; we are currently in conversation with women in SD, ID, TX, CO, WY, and MT. We will spend 1-2 days learning from women landowners and managers on their ranches about their management styles, land stewardship, and how they lead their teams.
2024 Summer Tour of Wyoming Water Resource Management
Pinedale, WY Pinedale, WY, United StatesWyoming Water Association and Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts will join forces to host a tour of projects showcasing the management of Wyoming's water resources. Plan to join us this year in Pinedale, WY on June 17 & 18. We will visit and discuss interesting projects in the Upper Green River Basin.
Reserve your accommodation today.
Room Block at Hampton Inn
$149/night
Block Name WWA Summer Tour
Call 307-367-6700 by June 1 to reserve a room.