World Nomads Film Festival

Changing a Landscape to a Lifescape: the Humboldt Ranch

⏱️ 12 min 🌍 USA 🎬 Abbey Kinion 👥 Nevada Rangeland Ranchers
Changing a Landscape to a Lifescape: the Humboldt Ranch

Official Synopsis

In northeastern Nevada, the Humboldt Ranch is transforming more than 350,000 acres of public and private rangelands through innovative grazing practices. By managing livestock for plant recovery rather than reducing herd size, ranchers have restored streams, revived willow-lined channels, and brought back wildlife from trout to pronghorn antelope. Once eroded gullies are becoming wetlands, turning a landscape into a “lifescape” and offering a compelling vision for sustainable ranching on western rangelands.

Filmmaker Biography

Filmmaker(s): Abbey Kinion

Abbey Kinion is an American conservation filmmaker focused on regenerative agriculture, rangeland restoration, and ranching in the Great Basin.

Swanson, S., Wyman, S., & Evans, C.. (2015). Practical Grazing Management to Maintain or Restore Riparian Functions and Values. Journal of Rangeland Applications , 2 , 1–28. https://rangelands.org/journals/journal-of-rangeland-applications/
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