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Understanding Brittleness to Better Understand Your Land

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

15 Jan 2018
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Learn the concept of brittleness and how understanding where your region falls on the brittleness scale can affect the management options for your ranch or farm.

Understanding Brittleness to Better Read Your Land from Savory Institute on Vimeo.

Roots So Deep Comes to Western Colorado for a Free Community Screening

Roots So Deep Comes to Western Colorado for a Free Community Screening

A free community screening of Roots So Deep comes to Paonia, Colorado, on November 20. Join local regenerative ranchers and filmmaker Peter Byck for a conversation about grazing, soil health, ecological restoration, and the future of Western working landscapes.
31 Oct 2026 3 min read
Give Wildlife a Way Out of the Water Trough

Give Wildlife a Way Out of the Water Trough

A simple wildlife escape ramp can prevent drownings in livestock troughs. Use this field audit before choosing or installing a retrofit.
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The Scaled Quail Decline Was Never One Problem

The Scaled Quail Decline Was Never One Problem

A current Texas survey and older Pitchstone debate point to the same lesson: scaled quail management must begin with habitat structure and local evidence.
29 Oct 2026 2 min read
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