04/23/2019
Just a little history, Earth Day began in 1970. However most ranching families in Chaffee County have been land and water conservationists -true stewards of the land- since the late 1800’s.
A few ways past, present, and future cattle ranches, through grazing, help care for the beautiful spaces we enjoy:
1) forest fire prevention,
2) promotion of healthy grassland environments by removing nonnative plant competition,
3) aeration, erosion control, and fertilizer,
4) buffer against development and subsequent loss of wildlife habitat
And my favorite...
5) up cycling land too steep, rocky, and inaccessible into high quality protein and beef byproducts