Conservation at Chico Basin Ranch...

The health of the land and its systems is critical to both our business and our lifestyle on the Chico Basin Ranch.

As ranchers concerned with ecosystem health we constantly monitor our land, water, and wildlife resources.

Bird Watching

To help us with tracking and understanding ecosystem processes, Chico Basin Ranch has sponsored workshops in Holistic Management and Land EKG monitoring. Experts in ornithology, mammalogy, entomology and botany all regularly visit the ranch to help us identify and monitor wildlife populations. We are fortunate to enjoy working partnerships with such respected organizations and individuals as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, The Colorado Native Plant Society, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Colorado State University Extension, Land EKG, and the Allan Savory Center for Holistic Management. Links to some of these organizations can be found on our Partners page.

Above left: A Swainson's Thrush in the hand during banding efforts by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory staff. -- Chris Wood photo.
Above right: Charley Orchard of Land EKG leads a workshop in ecosystem process monitoring for local ranchers and agency staff. -- Duke Phillips photo.
Left: Testing grasses for moisture content, land managers discuss monitoring strategies at a workshop on Chico Basin Ranch. -- Duke Phillips photo.