Natalie Berkman is a rancher and grazier currently based in Missoula, Montana. She got her start in ranching with Quivira’s New Agrarian Program (NAP), apprenticing at the Milton Ranch in central Montana. Here, she developed her appreciation for creating deep connections with others through work. She then moved on to Oxbow Cattle Company in western Montana, serving as their Grazing Manager, and was lucky enough to mentor a NAP apprentice for two years. Her work is rooted in a fascination with how animals and people move across landscapes, and how these movements shape ecological and human communities alike. She finds joy in moving four-legged creatures onto fresh grass with the help of other four-legged creatures, and in witnessing the wildlife that thrives alongside well-managed land. Her favorite Montana visitor? The Snowy Owl. And if you’re curious, be sure to ask her about the time her border collie brought her a black bear.