More About the New Ranch Network

The goal of the New Ranch Network is to respond to the specific needs of a landowner, association, or community - 'willing participants' - and give them whatever assistance we can through a network of ranchers, scientists, consultants, specialists, conservationists, volunteers and others. The purpose is to support a rancher or other landowner in 'making the leap' to progressive stewardship through collaboration.

Assistance is in the form of Referrals, Coaches, Mentors, Specialists, a Grant Program, and a Web-based Directory. All grants must be matched 1-to-1 by the local community or individual, either through a cash or in-kind contribution.

Previous assistance has included: helping a rancher develop a planned grazing program; organizing low-stress livestock handling clinics; finding a mentoring rancher; making small grants to landowners to hold a workshop with neighbors; helping to start a watershed-based collaborative effort; organizing ranch tours; creating a Bulletin Board; and providing monitoring and mapping services.

Projects should meet the following criteria: 1) are locally organized and supported by 'willing participants'; 2) are innovative and problem-solving; 3) are difficult to fund through existing programs (i.e., no EQIP-type funding requests); 4) have an educational component; and 5) can provide a 1 to 1 match in cash or in-kind services.

Financial support for the New Ranch Network has been and is currently provided by: Environmental Defense (ED); the USDA Forest Service (FS); the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM); the Thaw Charitable Trust; The Dixon Water Foundation (DWF); The Quivira Coalition's Invester Campaign (QC); and numerous private donors.*

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**If you would like to support the New Ranch Network, donations can be made on The Quivira Coalition's Website.