Composting Workshop
Jun
21
10:00 AM10:00

Composting Workshop

Join us for this free one-day workshop to learn the basics of creating compost and spreading it on open range lands.

Quivira Coalition’s Soil to Supper Project supports producers to get more meat and other livestock products into regional supply chains while reducing waste, increasing soil health, and building climate resilience.

Badger Creek Ranch is one of the producers involved in the Soil to Supper Project.

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Draft Horse Harnessing and Driving Workshop - July 2025
Jul
12
to Jul 13

Draft Horse Harnessing and Driving Workshop - July 2025

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This two-day workshop will teach the basics of harnessing and driving a team of draft horses.

Your teacher will be Gregory Clark, who is a member of the Badger Creek Ranch family, and has many decades of experience with draft horses.

The cost of this two-day workshop is $275 and includes lunch and snacks on both days. Bunkhouse rooms, Glamping Tents and Camping are available for an additional fee paid directly to Badger Creek Ranch.

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Bow Making Workshop
Aug
15
to Aug 20

Bow Making Workshop

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Join us for this all-inclusive 5-day, 5-night workshop at Badger Creek Ranch high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Learn to craft a bow using hand tools in the style of an Eastern Woodlands Native tradition. You will craft your personal bow from an Osage Orange stave, and by the end of the workshop, you’ll be shooting your bow.

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Open Gate
Aug
30
10:00 AM10:00

Open Gate

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The public is invited to the ranch for a community field day of education. This event is free for all.

Come learn about prescribed grazing and how it benefits our open range pastures. You’ll also learn about the variety of native plant species in our high-altitude open range pastures. After lunch enjoy a tour of the historic Buffalo Jump.

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Draft Horse Harnessing and Driving Workshop - September 2025
Sep
6
to Sep 7

Draft Horse Harnessing and Driving Workshop - September 2025

  • Badger Creek Ranch Community (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This two-day workshop will teach the basics of harnessing and driving a team of draft horses.

Your teacher will be Gregory Clark, who is a member of the Badger Creek Ranch family, and has many decades of experience with draft horses.

The cost of this two-day workshop is $275 and includes lunch and snacks on both days. Bunkhouse rooms, Glamping Tents and Camping are available for an additional fee paid directly to Badger Creek Ranch.

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Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Co-ed Retreat
Oct
2
to Oct 5

Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Co-ed Retreat

A Retreat for Men and Women in the Majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains

This retreat for men and women is a unique personal growth opportunity in the majestic setting of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You can honor your true self by bringing it into the light with all your gifts and strengths in a safe, experiential, natural setting. Our time together is a blend of teaching and experiential learning with horses and nature.

$1,295 – includes lodging, meals, and activities

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Full Circle: The Story of Riparian Restoration of the Badger Creek Watershed
Aug
24
10:00 AM10:00

Full Circle: The Story of Riparian Restoration of the Badger Creek Watershed

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The public is invited to the ranch for a community field day of education. This event is free for all.

Come hear the story of collaboration for change: ranchers, government and state organizations, Central Colorado Conservancy, EcoMetrics, nonprofits and more.

Light fare, featuring Badger Creek Ranch beef, will be offered, and you’re welcome to bring your own picnic lunch and other refreshments. Children are welcome and please leave your sweet dogs at home.

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Women's Wilderness Journey
Sep
3
to Sep 8

Women's Wilderness Journey

There are times in our lives that require intentional “retreat” into the wilderness in order to fall in love with ourselves and re-discover our purpose. This is that retreat. Join us for this multi-day journey into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, where you can participate in your own sacred initiation. This journey includes horseback riding, camping, sacred ceremony, Shadow Work®, and the exploration of our inner and outer wilderness.

Price (includes lodging, meals, and activities): $2,690

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Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Co-ed Retreat
Aug
24
to Aug 27

Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Co-ed Retreat

A Retreat for Men and Women in the Majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains

This retreat for men and women is a unique personal growth opportunity in the majestic setting of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. You can honor your true self by bringing it into the light with all your gifts and strengths in a safe, experiential, natural setting. Our time together is a blend of teaching and experiential learning with horses and nature.

$1,295 – includes lodging, meals, and activities

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Open Gate
May
27
10:00 AM10:00

Open Gate

Bring your family and friends out to our ranch to learn about the Native American history on the land, the regenerative projects we are doing to restore the ecosystem for our water and land and hear about our vision for the generations to come!

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Volunteer Day
May
13
9:00 AM09:00

Volunteer Day

We welcome you to join us at the ranch for a day of helping us fulfill our mission with one of our initiative projects! This is a one-day event that brings us together to work in community and end the day with a cookout! Of course, the meats provided are Badger Creek Grass-fed, grass-finished beef!

Click here to sign up to be volunteer

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Spring Work Week
May
7
to May 13

Spring Work Week

Join us during our pre-season work week to help us get ready for our season!

Come to Badger Creek Ranch and stay with us and help us with our “opening up” projects! Whether you can come for the whole week or just a day or two, we work hard, have a lot of fun, and end each day with a great meal and a lot of laughter around the table.

For more info, contact us at info@bcrcommunity.org

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Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Women's Retreat
Sep
20
to Sep 25

Shadow Work Through the Way of the Horse and Nature - Women's Retreat

A Women’s Journey Retreat to explore the four directions of relationship

Are you feeling unsettled, living in uncertainty?

Have you lost your “true north” and find yourself confused?

Do you need a “pause” from the challenges we all have been facing to get grounded and have some fun?

$1,595 – includes lodging, meals, and activities

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Family Day at Badger Creek Ranch
Jul
9
9:00 AM09:00

Family Day at Badger Creek Ranch

Ages 7 and up

Join Full Circle Alliance and Guidestone Colorado at Badger Creek Ranch for a day of life on the ranch. This family program is an opportunity to get hands-on with the work and fun that goes into operating a working ranch. Experience caring for and feeding the animals, an exploratory hike to the historic Buffalo Jump, and an afternoon of crafts, wagon rides, and special treats to round out the day.

Cost:
$75 for a parent & child pair
$25 for each additional parent or child in the same family

Location:
Badger Creek Ranch is located at 5795 County Road 2 in Cañon City and is accessed from County Road 175 in Salida. Allow for one hour of drive time from Salida!

Welcome Email Communication:
Additional location and program details, including what to bring, will be emailed to participants prior to the program.

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Sep
17
to Sep 18

Land Health Workshop

WE ARE EXCITED TO RETURN TO BADGER CREEK RANCH FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL LAND HEALTH WORKSHOP AND HOPE YOU JOIN US FOR 1.5 DAYS OF LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT, HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT, RIPARIAN RESTORATION, AND SOIL CONSERVATION!

During the workshop, participants will learn to read the landscape to better understand surface flow and process and get hands-on instruction for building erosion control structures—including one rock dams, rock rundowns, and media lunas. This year’s workshop will also include an interactive field tour with Badger Creek Ranch and their collaborators, which will provide participants with the opportunity to view ongoing projects on the ranch and engage in conversations regarding the considerations, decisions, and resources needed to plan and implement holistic management and restoration projects in riparian and upland areas. This workshop is perfect for ranchers, land managers, beginning agrarians/land stewards/students, and anyone else looking to improve their skills and knowledge of erosion control, riparian restoration, and holistic management.

SPEAKERS/INSTRUCTORS

Aaron Kauffman, Southwest Urban Hydrology
Chrissy and Dave McFarren, Badger Creek Ranch

Gloves and tools will be provided during the workshop. Camping is available on the ranch – participants are responsible for camping gear, meals, and water. This workshop is free to attend. Space is limited. Deadline to register is 5pm on August 13th.

This workshop is partially funded by the Colorado Section Society for Range Management.

Please contact Arielle Quintana, arielle@quiviracoalition.org or at 505-206-4515 with any questions.

To register click here.

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Jul
24
9:00 AM09:00

A Day at Badger Creek Ranch

Join Guidestone and Full Circle Alliance at Badger Creek Ranch for a day of life on the ranch. This is an opportunity to get hands-on with the work and fun that goes into operating a working ranch. Experience caring for and feeding the animals, an exploratory hike to the historic Buffalo Jump, and an afternoon of crafts, wagon rides, and special treats to round out the day.

Cost

$75 for a parent & child pair
$25 for each additional child in the same family
Ages 7 and up
Allow for one hour of drive time from Salida.

Register here


Additional Program Activity Details

  • Hike and explore the historical Buffalo Jump to experience where Native American tribes would gather for annual bison harvests, and the teepee rings where the families would stay during their time in this area.

  • Participate in ranch chores: feeding the sheep and chickens, collecting eggs.

  • Meet the ranch horses who help make ranch work possible. Learn about horse behavior and grooming and see the tack used to work cows out on the range.

  • Take in the landscape of the ranch on an afternoon wagon ride with Poncho and Lefty. This is a great chance to check out the plow, sleigh, and carriage that the horses can pull to help with plowing, transportation, and more.

  • Complete a craft project to remember your day at the ranch.

  • Enjoy a watermelon and homemade ice cream party to finish out a fun day!

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BADGER CREEK RANCH LAND HEALTH WORKSHOP
Aug
16
to Aug 17

BADGER CREEK RANCH LAND HEALTH WORKSHOP

Join us for two great days of landscape assessment, range planning, and soil conservation at Badger Creek Ranch! This workshop is perfect for ranchers, land managers, beginning agrarians/students, and anyone else looking to improve their skills and knowledge on rangeland management and monitoring. Tools and handouts will be provided during the workshop. Attendees are welcome to camp Thursday and Friday night at the ranch and will be responsible for meals and camping gear.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FREE! REGISTRATION WILL OPEN THE BEGINNING OF JULY.

 
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