Profiles written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
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A Catron County rancher goes against community sentiment, and saves his ranch through dialogue with the Forest Service.

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"To this day, rancher Jim Williams is not entirely sure what motivated him to raise his hand.

"He'll admit that a combination of curiosity and desperation caused him to attend a small gathering in Pie Town, N.M., in June 1998 to hear a presentation on progressive ranching from The Quivira Coalition, a nonprofit based in, of all places, Santa Fe.

"'I wanted to know what those 'greenies' had to say to us down here in Catron County,' Williams recalled with his easy smile. 'My curiosity got the best of me....'"