Photos Left to Right: David & Kay James, Curt Meine, Dave Stewart, Gary Paul Nabhan

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Excerpt from Program:
Ranching - David & Kay James, James Ranch -
"Founded in 1961, the James Ranch is now multi-generational and is one of the last working cattle ranches in the Animas Valley, Durango, Colorado. The James Ranch supports a grass fed natural beef operation run by David and Kay James as well as enterprises for three of their five children."

Conservation - Curt Meine
"Curt Meine is a conservation biologist and writer from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. He is a Senior Fellow with the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and a Research Associate with the International Crane Foundation, also located in Baraboo."

Civil Service - Dave Stewart, USDA Forest Service
"David Stewart is the Director of Rangeland Management, USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region. He has worked in a variety of positions with the US Forest Service since 1963."

Research - Gary Paul Nabhan, Ph.D., Center for Sustainable Environments
"Gary Paul Nabhan, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University, where he also teaches in three programs. Organic Style magazine recently featured him as one of the top fifty 'environmental powerhouses' in the world."