Property Improvement Project

Wheatland area property

Potential: 80 acres, warmer area of the state, pasture area with some irrigation water available, reasonably good soil 

Problems: years of over-grazing, weed invasion, past Russian olive infestation, not enough distributed livestock water 

Introductory article (pdf)

Woo-hoo! I (successfully) install a livestock watering pipeline (pdf)

Project wrap up article (pdf)

YouTube videos

 

Vedauwoo area property

Potential: 37 acres, relatively undisturbed landscape, variety of types of vegetation sagebrush & grass, aspen, many species of conifers, riparian area (creek), abundant wildlife, owners interested in renewable energy sources

Problems: Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic in progress, some small weed infestations, White Pine Blister Rust, Ips beetle, some aspen not very healthy, severe snow drifting issues in winter

Introductory article (pdf)

Project update article (pdf)

YouTube videos

Casper area property

Potential: 20 acres, room for livestock, wildlife

Problems: on fragile stabilized sand dunes, building activities caused "blowout" which is challenging to re-vegetate, little/no landscaping and antelope eat landscaping plants, water-wise plantings needed due to limited water supply, cheatgrass infestation

Introductory article (pdf)

Project update article (pdf)

YouTube videos

Read the Article on the Property Improvement Project