Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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For nearly three decades, a biologist has worked the rangelands of the Southwest, and cultivated the caregivers of that land in the process.

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"It's just a guess, but Kirk Gadzia may be responsible for the improvement of more acres of rangeland in the Southwest in modern times than any other individual.

"The possible exception is Kirk's mentor, Allan Savory, originator of the Holistic Management (originally called HRM) model. There is a crucial difference, however, between the two men. Whereas the career of the pioneering biologist from Rhodesia has been controversial, to put it mildly, with plenty of highs and lows, Gadzia has worked quietly and steadily as a second-generation educator and consultant.

"In his own career, now stretching back 25 years, Kirk has taught, consulted, or otherwise worked with ranchers and other landowners whose global combined holdings run into the multiple millions of acres. And if the feedback from his clients around the Southwest is any indication, most of those acres have become healthier as a result of his tutelage...."