In our recent stakeholder meeting, a few participants spent time discussing the application of season extension practices to enhance crop production in the region. These practices enable crops to be grown for a longer period of time each year, increasing overall yields and spreading out income-generating periods. In these regions, light is often blamed for Read more about Rethinking Greenhouse Construction[…]
Michelle Sullivan, John Heyneman, and UHPSI recently collaborated in bringing together a wide variety of regional residents invested in the land and its stewardship. We were fortunate to have 30 particpants, including farmers, ranchers, students, academics, and land stewardship professionals, under a single roof. We spent March 8th in the Raymond Plank Creative Center discussing Read more about Ucross Stakeholder Meeting[…]
UHPSI is concluding a short-term study looking at the changing demographics among farm and ranch operators across the state of Wyoming. Using agricultural records dating back to the 1920s, it has been possible to extract meaningful statistics on how these groups have changed over time. Here we show the change in the average age of Read more about Farmers and Ranchers are Getting Older[…]
We have decided to bring along two fantastic master’s students to work for UHPSI this Spring semester and into the summer. Catherine Kuhn will be working with Ambika Khadka on refining and enhancing the SWAT hydrologic model of the Ucross Ranch. She will also be working a project looking at changes in snowpack cover at Read more about New Yale F&ES Master’s Students Join UHPSI[…]
The Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative research team (UHPSI) has recently received a “Google Earth Engine Research Award”. The award has been granted in support of UHPSI’s ongoing land-cover studies and will provide the team the opportunity to make advanced methods for rapid land-cover detection and assessment available to the public through the use of Read more about The Ucross High Plains Stewardship Team wins a Google Research Award[…]
Water is most decidedly a crucial resource for the Ucross ranch. Fueled to a large extent by snowmelt from the Bighorns, Piney and Clear Creeks are the major streams that run through the property. Understanding how these two streams operate helps inform management when making decisions on where to, for example, stabilize a bank so Read more about Transition Analysis for River Morphology[…]
Charlie was able to attend a NASA-funded snow science field workshop at the Fraser Experimental Forest during the second week of January. The course was led by Dr. Kelly Elder, a research snow-hydrologist at the Rocky Mountain Research Station and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Workshop participants spent the week mostly in the Read more about NASA Snow School[…]
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Happy Holidays from all of us at UHPSI! Many thanks to everyone at Ucross and throughout Wyoming for welcoming us and lending your support during our first 6 months!
Spectrogram (plot of frequency vs. time) of a western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). Recorded at 10:04 AM on September 24th – 1,000 feet west of Coal Creek Road- Ucross, WY.
Winter can come swiftly and without solid warning these days; Ucross was just hit by a fairly early snowstorm that brought a bit too much snow for some of the trees on the property to handle. Take a look at the view from the front porch of the Big Red Lane office. According to folks Read more about Early winter storm[…]
More wildlife ignoring humans while battling for dominance. These ring-necked pheasants were seen south of Clear Creek.
As the winner chased off the loser, we noticed three females grazing in the distance (slightly off frame to the right).