Water is most decidedly a crucial resource for the Ucross ranch. Fueled to a large extent by snowmelt from the Bighorns, Piney and Clear Creeks are the major streams that run through the property. Understanding how these two streams operate helps inform management when making decisions on where to, for example, stabilize a bank so Read more about Transition Analysis for River Morphology[…]
Charlie was able to attend a NASA-funded snow science field workshop at the Fraser Experimental Forest during the second week of January. The course was led by Dr. Kelly Elder, a research snow-hydrologist at the Rocky Mountain Research Station and Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. Workshop participants spent the week mostly in the Read more about NASA Snow School[…]
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Spectrogram (plot of frequency vs. time) of a western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). Recorded at 10:04 AM on September 24th – 1,000 feet west of Coal Creek Road- Ucross, WY.
Winter can come swiftly and without solid warning these days; Ucross was just hit by a fairly early snowstorm that brought a bit too much snow for some of the trees on the property to handle. Take a look at the view from the front porch of the Big Red Lane office. According to folks Read more about Early winter storm[…]
More wildlife ignoring humans while battling for dominance. These ring-necked pheasants were seen south of Clear Creek.
As the winner chased off the loser, we noticed three females grazing in the distance (slightly off frame to the right).
We woke up on our last day in Ucross to a September snowstorm! On our way to the airport with Mike Latham, we came upon two battling male pronghorn antelope! Unfazed by our presence, they fought for dominance just a couple dozen feet from us. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion!
Ambika and Charlie set up a number of mobile acoustic recording stations around the ranch during the last two weeks of September. Our five homemade units were distributed for sunrise to sunset recording in riparian and sagebrush habitats. Many bird calls to come!
Panorama shot from a high point in the West Skeet Range pasture. Not perfect stitching, but gives one a sense of general topography on the ranch. The valley and cottonwoods in the left of the photo are at Shady Lane, and the Bighorn mountains can be just made out behind the glare of the sun.
Leafy spurge, one of the priority invasive species on the ranch, goes through a number of morphological changes throughout the growing season. We found a single site last week with spurge displaying colors commonly found at three distinct times during the summer: June (bright green on the left), July (green with yellowing leaves in the Read more about Leafy spurge rainbow[…]
Needless to say, there’s a lot of beautiful open space on the Ucross Ranch. Spending time there, one begins to feel at home under the grandeur of the “big sky”. As Mike Latham expresses, “it really gets into your blood”. But the open space is truly full of character — both naturally existing and added Read more about Traffic signs of Ucross[…]