Confluence Land Company was founded with the fundamental understanding that private landowners are the silent leaders of Western conservation. Across the American West, about half of all land is privately owned, a statistic often overshadowed when conservation debates generally focus on public lands. From Montana’s vast cattle ranches to New Mexico’s piñon-dotted mesas, we have…
By nearly any measure, the American West is nearing the end of its driest winter on record. According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), every major river basin across the West is currently in a state of snow drought, with 97% of Colorado SNOTEL stations reporting snow drought conditions and statewide snowpack sitting at a record-low…
Last week, the Confluence Land Company team traveled to Redwing Ranch in Southern Colorado to participate in a workshop on regenerative grazing practices. Once treated as a fringe approach, regenerative grazing has moved into the mainstream of the production ranch conversation, with operators across the West rethinking stocking rates, pasture rotations, and soil health as…
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