Over the course of the past two decades, Ranchlands has grown from a family cattle ranching business to a grass-roots movement that demonstrates how landscape-scale conservation in the American West can enrich both the ecosystems and communities we live in.   

We believe in a philosophy of land management that looks not only to the end product, but to the process that is used to get there. Through the implementation of prescriptive grazing strategies that mimic the symbiotic relationships between large ungulate herds and native grasslands, we work to perpetuate and restore natural cycles of soil, water and vegetative health through a living and working form of bioregional stewardship.  

While our model emphasizes ranch-based entrepreneurial businesses that build flexibility and financial stability as pillars for ecological land management, Ranchlands at its core remains a cattle ranching business and way of life. Foundational to this way of life is a deep abiding work ethic, a love of land and community, a sense of open-mindedness, and a deep interest in the cultivation and sharing of ideas, simultaneously evolving and perpetuating our ranching heritage. 

Our efforts are as diverse as they are impactful. We manage 380,000 acres of land in four western states. We live and work on the land with our boots firmly grounded in the realities of the present, but with an eye towards the future and the health of the land and communities which we rely upon to sustain us. Over the past two decades we have  trained and developed a generation of land stewards and ranch managers who are now working across the West. Each year we work to expand the urban-rural interface by providing on-ranch educational events to thousands of students, sharing our philosophy of land management and ecological stewardship through first hand experiences. We host hundreds of guests each year, with whom we share not only our core principles of land management, but also our love of the arts and community enrichment through unique workshops and hands-on experiences. 

While we are proud of these efforts, we know we have only just begun to understand ranching’s potential for significant, lasting impact across the West. 

As we focus on our vision for the future, there is one critical thread that binds Ranchlands together: our people. Without the countless contributions of our friends, and partners, Ranchlands would be merely a shadow of its current form. Our community is what empowers us and, most importantly, gives life to the exciting opportunities we see for the future. 

We hope you will join us.