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Bison Conservation Ranching on

Blue Valley Ranch

www.BlueValleyRanch.com

• Rocky Mountains in North-central Colorado

• 25,000-acre Ranch in Grand & Summit Counties

Blue Valley Ranch

Land Stewardship Mission:

To demonstrate the successful integration of all

system management and resource use

Management Philosophy

• Integrated Resource Management

• Adaptive Management

• Science Based

– Building Ecosystem Resiliency – Monitoring Feedback

• Master Plan

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Blue Valley Ranch

Operational Centers

Wildlife & Habitat

Agricultural Production

Recreation &

Guest Services

Recreation

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Other Wildlife

Agricultural Production

Bison: 125 Head Mother Cows

Cattle: 300 Head

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Horses: 32 Head

Guest Services & Working Livestock

Irrigated Forage Production

Alfalfa – 130 Acres, Grass Hay – 1,000 Acres

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Stream Restoration

& Fisheries

Waterfowl &

Wetlands

Prescribed Fire Aspen Regeneration

Weed Control Pine Beetle Mitigation

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Bison: Conservation of a Species

Bison: Integration on Blue Valley Ranch

Bison: Conservation on Blue Valley Ranch

• Agricultural Production

– Profitable & good reputation within the industry

• Recreation

– Safe, pleasurable experience for guests

• Wildlife & Wildlife Habitat

– Monitoring data & healthy populations

– Best measure of success is the abundance of wildlife visible on Blue Valley Ranch at any time of the day!

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