Brush management is grubbed by the root since most of the brush, especially Juniper sp., are root-sprouting plants.
Wildcat Fire, on how to help his natural resources recover through conserva- tion planning. One of Stone’s fi rst steps was to work with the fi nancial and techni- cal assistance offered through EQIP to re- place a large portion of a cross fence that was destroyed in the wildfi re. He h a s a l s o
worked on brush re- moval, increasing his grazable acres and the water sources in all his pastures. Solar pumping systems will allow him to have water wells in areas where utilities aren’t available and it is too costly to install. “This is my favorite part of the ranch. I call it the
Riparian vegetation has returned and is keeping soil in place while providing proper wildlife habitat.
Stone said. “The key is to clear the mature trees once, mechanically or chemically, then maintain the pasture by treating the young regrowth periodically.” There are 2 natural springs and creeks on the ranch
‘divide country.’ It is where the Concho and Colorado River watersheds are divided by the hills. It is pretty rough on the hillsides, but the canyons are very produc- tive with forage once the invasive brush is removed,”
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that are fenced off from grazing to allow the creeks to have a healthy riparian area, through a NRCS program called the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. This has increased the health of the riparian area and protects the area from erosion when fl ood events occur.
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