Understanding the challenges ranchers face and the level of sophistication required to operate these complex biological systems in an economical and ecological sustainable fashion will go a long way to ensure that working ranches and large predators who share those landscapes can endure and thrive long-term.
~ Southern Oregon Rancher
~ Southern Oregon Rancher
By forwarding regenerative strategies that increases ranch resiliency, ethical husbandry, economic viability, and operational efficiency we in turn support healthier lands, water, and wildlife habitat while ensuring that ranch families can keep ranching for generations to come.
WC's comprehensive strategies include adaptive range management practices that focus on stockmanship, prescribed grazing, and increased understanding of predator biology and ecology.
WC's comprehensive strategies include adaptive range management practices that focus on stockmanship, prescribed grazing, and increased understanding of predator biology and ecology.
Ranch Resiliency is the ability to hold multiple values and maintain a focus on long-term sustainability by growing the capacity across the land and people through strategic adaptive management approaches. This way you will be able to withstand the challenges and changes of time.
~ Hilary Anderson, Crazy D Ranch, Montana
The Regenerative Model
Coexistence between predators and livestock has historically required continued output of resources in terms of time, money, and physical equipment and tools. This one-way out pouring of resources not only doesn't make sense but is not sustainable as predator populations continue continue to increase. And the burden of cost for predator coexistence practices often falls to the landowner. Working Circle focuses on a regenerative model in which the strategies that we support allow ranches to experience an equal if not more in return. The strategies we forward not only reduce vulnerability in cattle to predation, but work to increase economic viability and ranch resiliency.
Regenerative Grazing Practices
As science is clearly showing that strict land preservation: the removal of all grazing, or simply leaving the land alone, causes continued degradation, WC supports communities and individual landowners in implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Through prescribed grazing strategies it is possible to return the landscape to the ecological functioning of 200 years ago when the land was characterized by lush wetlands, riparian vegetation and high groundwater tables. Grazing management, when done well, can be profitable, restore wildlife habitat, and can heal the land and people. Visit our Resources page for more information.
Regenerative Grazing Practices
As science is clearly showing that strict land preservation: the removal of all grazing, or simply leaving the land alone, causes continued degradation, WC supports communities and individual landowners in implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Through prescribed grazing strategies it is possible to return the landscape to the ecological functioning of 200 years ago when the land was characterized by lush wetlands, riparian vegetation and high groundwater tables. Grazing management, when done well, can be profitable, restore wildlife habitat, and can heal the land and people. Visit our Resources page for more information.