<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpba97ce18yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div>
</div><div id="ydp58f65bbfyahoo_quoted_9910273755" class="ydp58f65bbfyahoo_quoted">
<div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
<div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div>
<div><b>From:</b> Glenn Elzinga <alderspring@gmail.com></div><div><b>To:</b> "lhowery@ag.arizona.edu" <lhowery@ag.arizona.edu></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 2, 2019, 12:15:53 PM MST</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Looking for Motivated Students for Range Conservation Project</div><div><br></div>
<div><div id="ydp58f65bbfyiv6074785697"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Dr. Howery,</div><div><br></div><div>We are looking for a few young people with grit, character, integrity, and a passion to learn. We hope that you may have some students who would benefit from these paid positions that you will encourage to apply. You are welcome to forward this flyer to any colleagues you may think would be interested. In addition, if you have a student looking for a research project, we’d like to hear from you.</div><div><br></div><div>Alderspring Ranch has been producing certified organic 100% grass fed beef in the mountains of Central Idaho for nearly 25 years. In 2014 we initiated an innovative conservation riding pilot project using full time herding of cattle on a 70 square mile native mountain range. The goals of the study are to evaluate the efficacy of herding to reduce resource impacts (specifically endangered fish and sage grouse, as well as riparian conditions and rare plant populations), and to eliminate losses to wolf predation, sickness, and poisonous plants. In addition, early results suggest that increases in cattle performance and weight gain with full time herding may completely or partially offset the increased cost of management. The study involves both natural resource monitoring and financial monitoring to determine feasibility of full-time conservation herding to address federal rangeland conflicts.</div><div><br></div><div>Summer employees will be part of 3 person teams that will camp out and herd cattle on rotating stints up to a week long. Herding days are long and demanding, but rotating stints allow employees time to explore Idaho and nearby states.</div><div><br></div><div>The country is stunning, and the ranch’s full time and summer staff is comprised of exceptional individuals with experience in natural horsemanship, ecology, resource monitoring, and sustainable agriculture. We maintain a positive, can-do atmosphere. Many young people who have worked here claim an Alderspring Ranch experience to be pivotal for their development, both personally and professionally.</div><div><br></div><div>Employees will learn backcountry skills, horsemanship, animal behavior, low stress herding techniques, resource monitoring, western rangeland ecology, and how to work with diverse people as part of a team. Motivated employees are welcome to also participate on the home ranch and learn about managing intensive grazing on irrigated pasture, selecting finish animals for processing, herd health, marketing, fabrication of beef for retail sales, customer relationships, and long distance sales for remote locations like ours.</div><div><br></div><div>Alderspring Ranch has been recognized for growing the best grass fed beef in the country (Forbes Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Globe and Mail, the Dr. Oz Show). The ranch is run by its owners, Glenn and Caryl Elzinga, their daughters, and a small group of stellar employees.</div><div><br></div><div>If you know of any students who may benefit from this opportunity, we would greatly appreciate it if you would forward them the flyer attached below.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank-you,</div><div><br></div><div>Glenn Elzinga </div><div>Alderspring Ranch</div><div><a href="https://alderspring.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://alderspring.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>
</div></body></html>