Editor's Note
"We are interrupting our series on the New Ranch to address the question of Drought, which is a subject on many people's minds these days. There is some evidence that the incidence of drought in the Southwest may be increasing. We know that drought has a significant effect on the environment, causing increased erosion and sedimentation, damaging already low creeks and rivers and their attendant riparian areas, as well as affecting water quality. This newsletter offers some suggestions for ranchers at this time to help them and the environment they are a part of."

Contents:

• "Dry Times: Managing Through a Drought" -Kirk Gadzia
• "Grassbanks in the West: Challenges and Opportunities"
• "From the Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
• "Drought a Scientific Perspective" -Dr. Kris Havstad
• "Wet Meadows: Like Money in the Bank" -Bill Zeedyk
• "Profile of Good Stewardship: Jim Winder"
• "Herding Clinic, May 2000" -Jim Thorpe
• "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White
• "Drought Reigns in New Mexico History" -John Fleck
• "ADAs: Animal Days Per Acre" -Kirk Gadzia