Gelvin Ranch Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

April 1, 2020 / Matt Tobler

Gelvin Ranch is a 920-acre working ranch located in eastern Yuma County, Colorado. A Phase I Environmental Assessment was initiated because the landowner transferred developmental rights to The Nature Conservancy through a conservation easement.

Ladder Livestock (CAP) Grazing Plan

Types: Conservation & Open Space Planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Rangelands & Noxious Weed Management

Tags: Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) Grazing Plan in accordance with NRCS 528 guidelines, Contingency Plan, Ecological Range Site Mapping, Forage Animal Balance, GIS Database Development, Resource Forage Inventories, Rotational Grazing Plan

Ladder Livestock is a large and complicated transhumance operation in north-central Colorado and south-central Wyoming that operates on over 140,000 deeded or leased acres. Blue Mountain worked in conjunction with the ranch operators and the local Natural Resource Conservation Service District Conservationist to develop a comprehensive grazing plan for the operation.