Natural Resistance: A Mountain Meadow Cowboys ride herd on the Western landscape. BY MARY O'BRIEN At first glance, Scad Valley looks idyllic. A high mountain meadow of lush green, autumn-yellowing grasses nestled at the base of rough, dry slopes. A narrow, glinting creek snaking through it. But I was pretty sure of what I would find as I looked closer. After all, it's a national forest valley in which a rancher is asking to convert his sheep operation to sheep and cattle. His sheep have been grazing the slopes for decades; his valley bottom-loving cattle only the past four years, on a trial basis. [Read More]
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