ranching

• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Apr. 14, 2021

  Shippee Open Space sustains Highland cattle and elk

  OST is charged with conserving open space Ag lands, and also to continue existing wildlife use and need, especially wintering grounds for elk. Photo by Paul Holsinger.

  There’s a precious parcel of land where the Avalanche elk herd can forage in peace, away from shoulder-season recreation on the Crown. It’s sandwiched between two chunks of private Mountain Primal Meat Company acreage. It’s enclosed in a multitude of adjacent conservation easements. It’s Pitkin County’s Shippee Open Space. read more →

• Locations: Columns By Jane Bachrach Published Mar. 3, 2021

  A happy ending

  Photo by Jane Bachrach.

  It’s no secret that it’s calving season for the Nieslanik Beef crew as their cows are pastured next to the Carbondale Nature Park (aka dog park), where human passersby are treated to storybook scenes of moms and their newborn calves.

  But it’s not such a glamorous scene when one is… read more →