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Believe it or not: Ranching has something to teach us

August 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Courtney White has an op-ed in this week’s High Country News.
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Courtney White: Low tech better than high efficiency?

July 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Last week we returned to Comanche Creek.
As I explain in the book, Comanche is the site of a long-running restoration project aimed at improving the habitat for the struggling Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. It employs an innovative in-stream restoration methodology developed by Bill Zeedyk which protects eroding stream banks through the use of sticks and [...]

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“Relocalization” and the Presidency

July 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

I can’t get excited about the presidential race.
I know who I’ll vote for, and I’ll dutifully fulfill my democratic obligations on Election Day this fall, but I won’t be doing much more than that – which surprises me. In the past, I’ve eagerly participated in the quadrennial circus to elect a new President. In addition, [...]

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Courtney White: Conservationists Become Ranchers

July 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

In June 2006, 49 heifers were delivered to The Quivira Coalition’s ranch on the 36,000-acre Valle Grande allotment on the Santa Fe National Forest atop Rowe Mesa, southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were the first installment of what would become a 124-head herd of heifers, plus three Corriente bulls, all under our “Valle [...]

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