Wall Street investment firms buy up rights to scarce water throughout the West

Why is the Badger Creek Ranch Community working to conserve and restore its lands? There are real fears that the crucial water supply for the West is on the brink of disaster and that is a problem for people all over the West, including ranchers high in the Colorado Rockies. Wall Street now sees dollar signs in the drought. Private investors are betting that in a hotter and drier future, water is the new oil.

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Kris Herbst
Glamptuary Podcast with Special Guest Chrissy McFarren

A true steward of the land, Chrissy McFarren leads by example as the owner/operator of a 6,500-acre working cattle ranch and glamptuary located deep in the Rocky Mountains. What’s a glamptuary? Listen in as Chrissy discusses how she found and opened Badger Creek Ranch, her thoughts on land conservation and regenerative agriculture, and her hopes for the next generation of ranchers. Saddle up and prepare for an enriching journey!

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Kris Herbst
Volcanoes, Indians, Outlaws, and Grizzlies

Twenty visitors to the first annual Badger Creek Ranch "Open Gate" day in late September walked up a slope above the ranch house to join a tour that promised "volcanoes, Indians, outlaws, and grizzlies." It was a highlight of the day's activities that included demonstrations of horsemanship, refreshments including BBQ sandwiches, live music, and dancing.

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Kris Herbst