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Stewardship

How Can You Help Pollinators?

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If you had to name one pollinator other than a honeybee, what would be your first guess? More bees? Well, you wouldn’t be wrong, nearly every species of bee pollinates flowers and food crops. But what about beetles? Certain birds? The winged night terrors we call bats? While there are no denying honeybees are crucial to our environment and provide us with an excellent service, the fact is, they are not native to North America.

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A Neighbor Dispute Gone Right

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You know the old phrase: Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over. Over the two years that I’ve now been in the San Luis Valley (SLV) of Colorado, I’ve heard a lot of stories that recall that phrase. Stories of family members who no longer speak due to disagreements irrigation strategies, landowners who’ve been shot by trespassers hoping to steal water under cover of night, ranchers on their fifth year of a water court case due to a neighbor dispute. This story, however, is not one of those.

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The Wildlife is in the Details

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I stop what I’m doing for a moment and look up to watch a pair of circling Red-tailed Hawks.  They’re smugly indifferent to my work, but their presence makes it go a little faster all the same. With the Western Meadowlarks, Lark Buntings, and Cassin’s Sparrows as a soundtrack, it’s a simply beautiful day to be outside. 

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A Night for the Birds

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Friday, October 6 from 6 – 9 p.m.

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies’ annual fall fundraiser celebration is our most anticipated event of the year! A Night for the Birds attracts hundreds of bird lovers, philanthropists, and conservation and community leaders from across the Front Range and beyond. Guests enjoy wonderful food and drinks, vie for the highest bids in the silent and live auctions, compete for prizes in exciting games, and learn about our programs from special guest speakers. The best part of it all, proceeds go to Bird Conservancy’s cutting edge, impactful bird conservation work!

This event is sold out! If you would still like to attend please contact Joe Pettit at [email protected] or (303) 659-4348 x 12


Thank you to our Event Host:

Thank you to our sponsors!

Ranching for Profit Workshop (Trinidad)

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This is a two-day event that includes presentations from Ranching Management on best strategies and practices on economics, grazing management, grazing principles, soil health, and the application of grazing principles. There will be some classroom time, a field component, and a presentation from wildlife biologists about local species that benefit from great ranching practices!

Lots of time for conversations, questions, and talking with Ranching for Profit experts. Click the button below to register today!

Ranching for Profit Workshop (Montrose)

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This is a two-day event that includes presentations from Ranching Management on best strategies and practices on economics, grazing management, grazing principles, soil health, and the application of grazing principles. There will be some classroom time, a field component, and a presentation from wildlife biologists about local species that benefit from great ranching practices!

Lots of time for conversations, questions, and talking with Ranching for Profit experts. Click the button below to register today!

Ranching for Profit Workshop (Briggsdale)

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This is a two-day event that includes presentations from Ranching Management on best strategies and practices on economics, grazing management, grazing principles, soil health, and the application of grazing principles. There will be some classroom time, a field component, and a presentation from wildlife biologists about local species that benefit from great ranching practices!

Lots of time for conversations, questions, and talking with Ranching for Profit experts. Click the button below to register today!