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Sixth Annual Conference

In 2007 we moved our conference to the Marriott Pyramid North in Albuquerque. Approximately 450 people attended, from many different interest groups and from all over North America.

6th Annual Conference Program

Fresh Eyes on the Land: Innovation and the Next Generation

The focus of this conference is the Next Generation - the 'fresh' ideas, practices, and relationships that help young people stay connected to the land.

Direct Marketing Grassfed Livestock Products

Co-Sponsored by SWGLA.
Taught by Patricia Whisnant, DVM, President, American Grassfed Association.

2007 Range School Part 1

Fresh Eyes on Profit in the Cattle Business
Co-sponsored by the USFS & The New Ranch Network
An Introduction to Bud Williams' Sell-Buy Marketing Method

2007 Range School Part 2

Fresh Eyes on Profit in the Cattle Business
Co-sponsored by the USFS & The New Ranch Network
Grassfed 101 - How to Produce a Quality Grassfed Product

No Child Left Inside:

A Roundtable on Farms & Ranches as Outdoor Schoolyards
Co-hosted by Environmental Education Association of New Mexico and Moderated by Rosemary Romero.

Tradition and Transition in the New West

Patrick, Sharon and Eamon O'Toole - Ladder Ranch, Savery, WY

Sembrando Semillas:

Planting Seeds of Traditional Agriculture for Future Generations
Miguel Santistevan and young farmers

Preparing the Next Generation for the World They Are to Inherit

Taylor Selby & young entrepreneurs - Earth Care International

Leaving it Better:

Protecting Water Resources for Future Generations
Bill Zeedyk and Craig Sponholtz

Saving the Ranch:

Conservation Easement Design in the American West
Anthony Anella and Jack Wright

2007 Farm Bill

Open Discussion

The Blackfoot Challenge:

Partnerships Building our Future
Greg Neudecker and Jim Stone

Five Ways to Value Working Landscapes in the West

Gary Nabhan, Mandy Metzger and Ken Meter

How Stories of our Relationship to the Land Add Value

Peter Forbes - Center for Whole Communities

Outdoor Education Opportunities in New Mexico

Leopold Education Project (LEP)
Discover a Watershed - Project WET
Project Learning Tree
The Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP)