Events
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Ranch Managers Guild – Managing Ranch Teams: Hiring, Retention & Employee Relations
FeaturedFinding and keeping good employees can be one of the biggest challenges of managing a ranch, particularly in rural communities with a limited labor pool. This manager-led discussion will focus on the realities of building and managing ranch teams, from hiring cowboys and seasonal employees to setting expectations, developing staff, and retaining good people. Members will share…
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Montana Grazing Lands Coalition 2026 Grazing Expo
Billings Hotel & Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Ln #6391, Billings, MT, United StatesBuilding off a successful inaugural year, the 2026 Grazing Expo provides attendees with opportunities to participate in interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and networking events designed to highlight practical solutions for improving range health, find higher value in collaborative groups and rancher-led organizations, and bring together communities of people by strategizing on sustainable grazing lands management.…
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2026 Grazing Expo Breakout Session: Utilizing Manager Peer Networks
FeaturedBillings Hotel & Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Ln #6391, Billings, MT, United StatesMontana Grazing Lands Coalition 2026 Grazing Expo Breakout Session: Utilizing Manager Peer Networks Speakers: Hayden Vandenburg, Quivira Coalition Dani Howlett, Western Landowners Alliance Christian La Bar, Milton Ranch Billy Whitehurst, Makale Livestock
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Field Day at the TE Ranch
FeaturedTE RanchMembers of the community are invited to spend a half day visiting the TE Ranch to learn about the ranch’s stewardship, management, wildlife habitats and history. Participants will see the ranch firsthand, hear its story, and ask questions about daily operations. What you'll see: Buffalo Bill's original homestead cabin Wildlife habitat and migration corridors Daily…
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Working Lands & Wildlife Film Screening at MGLC 2026 Grazing Expo
FeaturedBillings Hotel & Convention Center 1223 Mullowney Ln #6391, Billings, MT, United States**This is a ticketed event. Advance registration is required. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door. Presented by Western Landowners Alliance at Art House Cinema &. Pub, this special event will feature a selection of short films focused on the many roles ranchers play on the landscape. Several films will be…
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Interactive Field Days: Low-tech Stream Restoration Practices, A Drought Resiliency Tool
Land of Grass Ranch 564 Graham Ranch Ln, Conrad, MT, United StatesJoin us for an interactive field day focused on low-tech stream restoration practices and practical approaches to improving water resilience across Montana. Participants will learn how simple, low-cost restoration techniques can keep water on the landscape longer, improve riparian areas and forage, reduce erosion, and build drought resilience. The field days will include hands-on learning,…
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Creating Drought-Tolerant Microhabitats: Small Spaces, Big Impact.
Paonia Library 80 Samuel Wade Rd, Paonia, CO, United StatesWhat if your yard could do more than look good? What if it could provide food, water, and shelter for wildlife—and help reconnect habitats across the landscape? Creating Drought-Tolerant Microhabitats is a free community workshop presented in partnership with the Western Slope Conservation Center, Birdstory Nursery, Dark Skies Paonia, and Western Slope Ecological Restoration Services…
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Interactive Field Days: Low-tech Stream Restoration Practices, A Drought Resiliency Tool
Join us for an interactive field day focused on low-tech stream restoration practices and practical approaches to improving water resilience across Montana. Participants will learn how simple, low-cost restoration techniques can keep water on the landscape longer, improve riparian areas and forage, reduce erosion, and build drought resilience. The field days will include hands-on learning,…
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Shields Valley 2026 Fall Watershed Tour
The tour will visit three sites in the Shields Valley and will include lunch. The event is on Thursday, October 1st from 9:00AM to 3:00PM MST. In order to limit the number of cars parking at each project site, joining us on the tour bus is mandatory. Further details will be sent out to registered participants closer…
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Field Day at J Lazy S Angus Ranch
FeaturedJ Lazy S Angus Ranch Carmen, ID, United StatesJoin the Western Landowners Alliance and the Smith Family for a day on the J Lazy S Angus Ranch exploring how stewardship, innovation, and working lands go hand in hand. This field tour will highlight the ranch's use of virtual fencing to manage post-fire recovery, a water conservation project, and forest management and selective timber…