• A Stewardship Guide to Grasslands in Southern Ontario

  Ontario Barn Owl Recovery Project, Ontario

  The Ontario Barn Owl Recovery project created this document to introduce sustainable stewardship practices for Southern Ontario grasslands to agricultural producers and rural landowners.

  

• Bar LD Ranch

  Bonnyville, Alberta

  Bar LD Ranch, located near Bonnyville, Alberta demonstrates a commitment to land management, water quality, wildlife conservation, and leadership activities in the community. Because of the erosion-prone sandy and rocky soil (common to the region) rotational grazing and moderate stocking rates are used to maintain rangeland health…

  

• BC Grassland Stewardship Guide: A Guide for Ranchers and Recreation Users

  BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks

  This guide was created by British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks to help ranchers and recreation users to recognize stewardship activities as crucial to the successful conservation of diverse, healthy grasslands.

  

• Biodiversity Conservation Guide for Farmers and Ranchers in Alberta

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta

  This guide, published by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, describes six basic principles of biodiversity conservation, listing supporting management strategies for each principle.

  

• Caring for the Green Zone: Riparian Areas and Grazing Management

  Cows and Fish Program, Alberta

  This document for agricultural producers covers general grazing management principles and beneficial practices for grazing in riparian areas. Case studies documenting successful grazing in riparian areas are also provided.

  

• Kidd Bro’s Ranch Mayerthorpe, Alberta

  Bob and Larry Kidd

  The Kidd Bros. ranch was originally homesteaded in 1913. Since then, the Kidd brothers have worked hard to engrain themselves not only in the land they work off, but also in the surrounding community.

  

• Managing Saskatchewan Rangeland

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatchewan

  This book was created over a number of years by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to assist range managers in the stewardship of rangeland resources in Saskatchewan.

  

• Sharing Your Land with Prairie Wildlife

  Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Colorado

  The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) created this document to educate land managers about grassland management practices to help enhance bird and wildlife habitat in short grass prairies.

  

• Silver Hills Ranch

  Lumby, British Columbia

  At Silver Hills Ranch located in Lumby, British Columbia, productivity has increased by using grazing and water management practices. Livestock rotation has been employed to reduce grassland overexploitation and increase manure spreading over the property.

  

• Spirit View Ranch Rycroft, Alberta

  The Weder Family

  In 1996, the Weder’s acquired a quarter section of land and 10 beef cows in Camrose, AB. They then relocated to Peace Country in 2003, and increased their herd to 60 cows, 20 open heifers, and began ranching on 880 acres of deeded land.

  

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