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Patrick, Sharon and Eamon O'Toole - Ladder Ranch, Wyoming. January 19, 2007.
Excerpt from Conference Program:
"Pat and Sharon O'Toole represent the fourth generation on the Ladder Ranch. They are joined by Sharon's father, George Salisbury, who still lives in the house where he was born in 1921, and their daughter Meghan, her husband Brian and children Siobhan, 2, and Seamus, 6 months. Their son, Eamon, studies Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming and works at home when he can. Their youngest daughter, Bridget, now lives in New York City with her husband, Chris.
"The Ladder Ranch lies hard by the Wyoming-Colorado border in the Little Snake River Valley. This country is known by the sobriquet 'Where the Old West Stayed Young'; and, until recently, was a sleepy and isolated agricultural valley. Now, one can find trophy ranches and developing resorts to the south and east, and burgeoning oil and gas fields to the north and west. Both of these changes are having a profound effect on the ranching operation and on the rural community.
"The O'Tooles raise cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and children on their ranch. They still trail their cattle and sheep to the high country in the summer and to lower pastures in the winter months. Meghan is developing a recreation business to supplement the agricultural income. George was a pioneer in rotational grazing, and the family works extensively with state and federal agencies in order to preserve and enhance the ranch. They cooperated with the Fish & Wildlife Service in a project to improve the fishery and irrigation system on Battle Creek, which runs through the home ranch.
"The goal of the family is to adapt and persevere so that the next generations can continue to live on the land, and husband it for the future."
Excerpt from Conference Program:
"Pat and Sharon O'Toole represent the fourth generation on the Ladder Ranch. They are joined by Sharon's father, George Salisbury, who still lives in the house where he was born in 1921, and their daughter Meghan, her husband Brian and children Siobhan, 2, and Seamus, 6 months. Their son, Eamon, studies Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming and works at home when he can. Their youngest daughter, Bridget, now lives in New York City with her husband, Chris.
"The Ladder Ranch lies hard by the Wyoming-Colorado border in the Little Snake River Valley. This country is known by the sobriquet 'Where the Old West Stayed Young'; and, until recently, was a sleepy and isolated agricultural valley. Now, one can find trophy ranches and developing resorts to the south and east, and burgeoning oil and gas fields to the north and west. Both of these changes are having a profound effect on the ranching operation and on the rural community.
"The O'Tooles raise cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and children on their ranch. They still trail their cattle and sheep to the high country in the summer and to lower pastures in the winter months. Meghan is developing a recreation business to supplement the agricultural income. George was a pioneer in rotational grazing, and the family works extensively with state and federal agencies in order to preserve and enhance the ranch. They cooperated with the Fish & Wildlife Service in a project to improve the fishery and irrigation system on Battle Creek, which runs through the home ranch.
"The goal of the family is to adapt and persevere so that the next generations can continue to live on the land, and husband it for the future."
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O'Toole Family