| Give us an overview of why the Conservancy bought property out here? |
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| What's your philosophy for land management and working with the locals? |
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| Tell us a little about how you work on the sheep council and how that cooperative works . . |
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| It's kind of a challenging area to hike and work intalk about the challenges of the area . . |
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| Maybe you could talk about management style . . managing cattle, etc. |
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| Can you have cows and recreation and wildlife in the same place? |
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| Is multiple use possible? Are you trying to ask that question? |
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| Can you talk briefly about the land/grass bank? |
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| What is it that is unique about this ecosystem? |
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| Your group has 64,000 acres and controls a couple hundred head of cattle . . that's not very heavy grazing . . So, this area is less grazed than most? What's the ratio of cows per acre here vs. other ranches? |
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| Is it feasible for ranchers to make a living doing that? A lot of these guys are worried about their livelihood . . what do you hear in coversations with them? |
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| What do you see for the future of the lands out here . . you work with BLM, right? |
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| What do you think needs to happen for progress to be made? |
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| Talk about litigation vs. working with the ranchers . . |
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| Is there a future for the cattlemen and the ranchers and livestock out here? |
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| Tell me a bit about your personal attachments to this placedo you have any favorite places? |
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