Stories tagged with Southern Ute Range Division

Range Technician Doug Krueger checks in with the crew working on replacing boundary fence across Archuleta Mesa on Friday, June 21.

Thu Jun 27th, 2013

Working the fence line

Mon Jun 17th, 2013

Tribal member sees business opportunity at home

Project manager Bill Gwinn holds a small yellow flower known as yellow alyssum, a non-native weed that can grow in disturbed or overgrazed areas. While rangelands may look green from a distance, the quality of the vegetation for grazing purposes can be deceiving.

Thu May 16th, 2013

Fencing project breathes new life into tribal rangelands

A feral horse moves through the sagebrush, rejoining a herd known to frequent the grazing areas on the eastern side of Southern Ute Reservation. Feral horses continue to put pressure on resources already made scarce by drought conditions, feeding themselves year round. Grazing areas for cattle and wildlife such as deer and elk suffer as a result.

Thu May 16th, 2013

Tribe seeks to lure feral horses from reservation

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