Public Land Management, Agricultural
& Development Agencies - United States
U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Community-based land planning Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Phyto-remediation of Artillery Ranges
Holistic Management® International assists federal agencies and those who use federal lands in the management of natural resources.
We are also experienced and active in training agricultural advisors and educators in whole ranch /whole farm planning and management.
U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
At the 90,000-acre West Elk Grazing Allotment and Wilderness Area in Colorado, which stands as an example of progressive and innovative management, the Allotment Management Plan is based on Holistic Management®.
Holistic grazing planning has resolved environmental conflicts and garnered the support and enthusiasm of permittees while fostering abundant and diverse flora and fauna, clean air and water, and stable soils, with attendant economic and aesthetic benefits for the local population.
The allotment’s on-the-ground accomplishments were recognized when the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management selected the West Elk Grazing Pool as the recipient for its “Excellence in Rangeland Conservation Award” in 1996, and again in 1997 when the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service selected the West Elk Pool for the “Out-Service Award for Excellence in Range Management.”
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
The USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program funded our training of trainers program in 2001 at the request of a consortium of universities, including Cornell, the University of Massachusetts and the State University of New York (SUNY), to ensure that Resource Conservation & Development, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Extension service staff members and other agricultural advisors in the northeastern US can train others in Holistic Management® decision making.
The North-Central SARE program funded a similar training program for that region. These programs have proven extremely valuable to agricultural educators, equipping them to better serve their clients with a whole system / whole farm approach while addressing the unique challenges and assets of each operation.
Community-based land planning Bernalillo County, New Mexico
We completed a contract with Bernalillo County to manage open-space irrigated pasture in the South Valley while facilitating community-based planning for the future low-impact recreational use of these lands.
Phyto-remediation of Artillery Ranges
New Mexico State University
We worked with NMSU (Physical Sciences Lab) as part of a phyto-remediation team at NM Tech in Socorro and Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona to provide rangeland rehabilitation on bombing/target ranges.
Windstar Lands
Conservancy Planning / Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado
We provided ongoing planning and management consultation to Rocky Mountain Institute in the management of 1,000 acres of pasture and wildlife lands held by the Windstar Lands Conservancy (a joint partnership of RMI and Windstar Foundation) in Snowmass, Colorado.
Lost Rivers Watershed, Idaho
Under contract with the U.S. Forest Service, we worked with producers, agencies and conservationists throughout the Lost Rivers Watershed in Idaho as part of a large-scale watershed restoration project (under the USFS).
Contact:
Shannon Horst
Holistic Management® International
1010 Tijeras Ave. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: (505) 842-5252
Fax: (505) 843-7900
Public Lands / Agricultural Agencies