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The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song. 
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Saturday February 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PST
How do creeks function for us? For the things we care about? By focusing on water, plants, soils, and landforms, we’ve learned that some plants grow tremendous root systems that withstand floods, slow water to build floodplains, and protect soil to create a sponge. Ranchers Agee Smith and Steve Boies, Nevada Range Program Lead Kathryn Dyer, and riparian Extension Specialist Sherman Swanson will use photos and videos to tell firsthand stories showing how water-loving plants grow in response to the movement of wildlife and livestock. While each ranch is unique, they all demonstrate the benefit of animal movement in supporting healthy creek ecosystems and creating abundance. 

Hosted by Dave Voth

Sponsored by Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group
Artists & Special Guests
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Steve Boies

A native Nevadan, Steve Boies is a rancher and cattleman with operations near Wells in the far northeastern corner of the state. Steve understands the issues family-run cattle ranches face today. In addition to representing ranching on the Sagebrush Ecosystem Council, he serves as... Read More →
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Kathryn Dyer

Kathryn Dyer is the Range Program Lead for Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM). With nearly 20 years of experience in BLM offices across California, Nevada, and other western states, she has focused her career on topics such as Outcome Based Grazing, Targeted Grazing, and other... Read More →
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Agee Smith

Fourth-generation Nevada rancher Agee Smith brings his forward-thinking approach not only to the family business but to collaborative stewardship efforts around the region. Agee is the managing partner of the Cottonwood Ranch located in the remote O’Neil Basin of northeastern Nevada... Read More →
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Sherman Swanson

Sherm Swanson is an emeritus professor at University of Nevada, Reno, where he worked as a rangeland and riparian scientist, teacher, and extension specialist. He led the interagency and stakeholder consensus-based process for the revisions of the Nevada Rangeland Monitoring Handbook... Read More →
Saturday February 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PST
Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

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