Week of Events
Private Lands Partners Day 2024
Eagle Crest on the outskirts of Redmond is located in Central Oregon, on the lee side of the Cascade Mountains. This creates a moisture gradient that results in an incredibly diverse landscape. This includes parklike Ponderosa pine forests near the Metolius River in the Cascades, to sage-steppe habitats of the high desert in the east,…
Fall Cover Cropping for Soil Health!
Fall Cover Cropping for Soil Health!
Join us October 7th! Learn how cover cropping can improve the health, productivity, and drought resilience of your land! And learn how you can access free cover crop seed through the Taos Soil and Water Conservation District! DINNER PROVIDED!!!
Working Hands, Wild Lands – Mini documentary film festival
Working Hands, Wild Lands – Mini documentary film festival
An evening of film and conversation about the value of working lands and collaboration for conservation. Tuesday, October 8th at 6pm MDT
High Desert Music Hall, Redmond, OR
Join Western Landowners Alliance and Range Revolution for an in-person conservation-minded documentary film festival, followed by a panel discussion. We will be highlight three films:
Against the Herd
Almost a century of overgrazing has destroyed much of America’s public lands, but Cottonwood Ranch has discovered that cattle can actually be the key to restoring our rangelands.
Now the Smith family must convince legislators that cows aren't always eco-villains, or they’re sure to lose their land.
Grizzlies and Grazing
Grizzlies and Grazing is a film that explores how the fate of these iconic landscapes and their inhabitants hangs in a delicate balance, where the survival of both grizzlies and ranchers are deeply intertwined
The Fish and the Flame
This award-winning short film shows how Tim Haarmann, ranch manager at Banded Peak Ranch, and Jim White, a biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, teamed up to save one of the last remaining populations of nearly-extinct San Juan cutthroat trout, just as a wildfire threatens to decimate the fish.
Admission $15
Elemental Idaho Series
Elemental Idaho Series
Dr. 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!