Along with raising cattle, company aims to raise awareness about the ranching way of life
(WorldNews Environment)

Along with raising cattle and bison on five ranches, Duke Phillips III and his team are raising awareness about ranching as a way of life and a way to conserve the West’s open spaces, wildlife and other natural resources. Even during the coronavirus pandemic and a statewide drought in Colorado, Ranchlands, the management company founded by Phillips, is still running cattle, running workshops and programs and hosting visitors at the Medano-Zapata Ranch in the San Luis Valley. Work goes on at the Chico Basin Ranch southeast of Colorado Springs, although it remains closed to most visitors. The two ranches are among five managed by Ranchlands. The others are in New Mexico, Texas and South...