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Annual Range Tour

2011 Annual Range Tour was a success in Roundup this year with approximately 75 people in attendance. Thank you to the Lower Musselshell Conservation District for doing a wonderful job of hosting this event.

If your conservation district is interested in hosting the Annual Range Tour please contact Heidi Crum for more information at (406) 444-6619 or hcrum@mt.gov.

Photos from the 2011 Annual Range Tour

Quad Five facility tour
Quad Five facility tour		 Jon Siddoway, NRCS State Rangeland Specialist talks about grazing management and sage grouse habitat.
Jon Siddoway, NRCS State Rangeland Specialist talks about grazing management and sage grouse habitat.
Rancher Dennis Mercer of Paint Rock Angus discusses his positive experience with grazing management, sage grouse habitat, improved range condition and increased forage production.
Rancher Dennis Mercer of Paint Rock Angus discusses his positive experience with grazing management, sage grouse habitat, improved range condition and increased forage production. 		Tour participants stop at Woman’s Pocket overlook to learn more about sage grouse research.
Tour participants stop at Woman’s Pocket overlook to learn more about sage grouse research.
Flood damage to an irrigated crop field on Hay Fox Ranch.
Flood damage to an irrigated crop field on Hay Fox Ranch.		 Kate Norvell, (center) NRCS Agronomist, shows tour participants a soil health demonstration with help from fellow NRCS employees Rebecca Ahlgren (left) and Marni Thompson. Kate Norvell, (center) NRCS Agronomist, shows tour participants a soil health demonstration with help from fellow NRCS employees Rebecca Ahlgren (left) and Marni Thompson.

Bette Lowery tells the crowd about her timber thinning project on her family’s ranch west of Roundup.Bette Lowery tells the crowd about her timber thinning project on her family’s ranch west of Roundup.

Timber thinningRange Tour participants take a walk on Bette Lowery’s ranch to see the success of on going timber thinning.

Flood water sediment deposits east of RoundupFlood water sediment deposits east of Roundup.

Musselshell flood water damages west of RoundupMusselshell flood water damages west of Roundup.

Cottonwood regeneration on a pivot of the Cornerstone Ranch. The center tower of this pivot was under water for weeks. Cottonwood regeneration on a pivot of the Cornerstone Ranch. The center tower of this pivot was under water for weeks.

Range Tour participants learn about how Ty Checketts uses intensive grazing on irrigated pastures at his ranch west of Melstone. Range Tour participants learn about how Ty Checketts uses intensive grazing on irrigated pastures at his ranch west of Melstone.

Melstone FFA members welcome the Range Tour for lunch at the Melstone Community Center.Melstone FFA members welcome the Range Tour for lunch at the Melstone Community Center.

Bill Milton discusses his holistic grazing strategies on the Milton Ranch.Bill Milton discusses his holistic grazing strategies on the Milton Ranch.

Rock outcropping on the Milton Ranch. Rock outcropping on the Milton Ranch.