On the Prairie
By the Dark of the Moon
There are almost no artificial lights on this ranch. We don’t find them comforting. In fact, we on the Cheyenne River Buffalo Ranch love the darkness of natural night and embrace it as an element of nature as essential as grass at our feet, wind in our faces, or the sound of coyotes from four directions. It is Dark Skies week around the world...
Spring Returns with Snow
Spring has arrived and with it well needed moisture in the form of snow! But... we'll take it! We hope you enjoy Jill's spring time, snow photo blog.
Our Climate Impact
Carbon sequestration plays a key role in environmental health. Wild Idea Buffalo Company and affiliated ranches are positively impacting over 300,000 acres of grasslands, which actively sequesters between 90,000 to 5,100,000 metric tons of carbon!
Diseases of Man & Beast
On the ranch, we are fortunate our lifestyle permits social distancing with ease. Camping trips on the river, fishing expeditions, and a trip to check on the herd can all be done without seeing another human. And for a moment, can create a sense of normalcy.
The Hidden Beauty of Fall
Fall is beginning to show its face out at the Cheyenne River Ranch. The landscape will soon slip into a transition of colors from greens, yellows and purples, to bronze and golds. The few trees that do exist on the prairie will start their descent to dormancy in an amazing display of the color spectrum.
Tenacity Through The Storms
Once again, Mother Nature has shown its unpredictability with a late winter snowstorm and relentless rainfall. Last weekend, after a couple of days of nice weather, the clouds rolled in. It dumped two to three feet of snow in the Black Hills, dusted the prairie with a light white coating and then continued to rain for days.
Winter in the Rearview Mirror
When it comes to winters... we are more than happy to see this one go. Here are a series of photos captured this past winter from around the ranch. We hope Jack Frost is in the rear-view mirror!
Saving The Monarch
For the past two years I’ve been gathering monthly with a group of diverse, and talented women. Within the group, there is a doctor, lawyer, political consultant, financial advisor, non-profit manager, artist, director/actress and me - rancher/cook. We discuss all kinds of topics, offer advice and get updated on each other's lives.
My Rocky Mountain Front High, Part II
The Deep Creek Ranch sits up against the Rocky Mountain Front in Northern Montana. It overlooks vast stretches of prairie that go on as far as the eye can see and is nurtured by the fertile river bed of Deep Creek and mountain spring run off. It is beautiful. The ranch is owned by David Letterman and his wife Regina Lasko, but the boots on the ground running the now 800-head bison ranch are Annie and Andrew Bardwell.
