Alec Jacobson

Photographer, Writer
    
Ranchlands
Public Project
Ranchlands
Copyright Alec Jacobson 2024
Date of Work Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Updated Nov 2019
Location Colorado
Topics ranching
Duke Phillips III and his family are on a mission to preserve their ranching heritage and conserve western prairie land by building an environmentally and economically sustainable cattle business.  I spent a few days on the Chico Basin Ranch in Colorado's Front Range.  Duke won the lease for the land in 1999 from the Colorado State Land Board and has spent the last 20 years raising his family and growing his herd while working in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.  I was drawn to their story because they have actively positioned themselves to help bridge the divide between urban and rural Americans.  City people stay in the guest house and learn how to brand and rope, while the Phillips' neighbors attend conferences on sustainable range management.  
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