Friday, November 15

Chama | 10:00 AM

Taos | 5:30 PM

These events are FREE to attend. Please RSVP below.

Across the Western US, public lands ranchers work to balance cattle grazing with sustainable rangelands that support healthy streams and habitat for wildlife. The story of Three Creeks involves 37 ranchers who manage livestock across 128,000 acres of public and private lands in Rich County, Utah. The area is a mix of ranchers’ private lands plus federal land (BLM and Forest Service) and state land. In 2001, the BLM faced litigation over livestock grazing on these public lands. This threatened economic stability for ranchers due to the potential restriction of grazing. In response, permittees sought alternative management options to ward off further litigation. Over ten years they worked with the BLM, FS, state of Utah to design and implement a new grazing plan to maintain rancher livelihoods and improve rangeland and stream conditions.

In this talk, Taylor Payne from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and Kris Hulvey from the nonprofit Working Lands Conservation will share the story of the Three Creeks Project. Taylor, who lives in the ranching community where the project takes place, has deep roots in ranching and has worked with the ranchers involved in the project for the last 15 years. He has insight into the barriers faced by the ranchers when working with federal agencies, and the solutions that the group put in place to move forward with this innovative grazing plan. Kris is an ecologist who has worked with the community and other partners to track the benefits of the new grazing plan for the streams, and rangelands, providing data that can be used for adaptive management.

Please join us as Taylor and Kris share what they are learning about implementing innovative, flexible grazing management on public lands, and the benefits this type of grazing can bring.

Chama Presentation

Friday, November 15 | 10:00 AM

Upper Chama SWCD Building

17305 US Highway 64-84

Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575

Please RSVP to Sage Faulkner, Program Coordinator at Chama Peak Land Alliance, by phone at 505-490-2822 or by email at sage@chamapeak.org.

Taos Presentation

Friday, November 15 | 5:30 PM

Dinner Provided!

Taos County Economic Development Corporation

1021 Salazar Road

Taos, NM 87571

Please RSVP to TCEDC online by clicking HERE or by phone at 575-758-8731.