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Circle Ranch in West Texas

Experience From the High Deserts of Texas to the Rocky Mountain West.

For 20 years, our family owned and managed Circle Ranch, 32,000 acres of high desert located in the Sierra Diablo Mountains of far-West Texas. Our goal? Leaving the land more diverse, and therefore healthier, than we found it.

Our Philosophy

Wildlife and habitat only prosper when their ecosystem is in balance.

A pronghorn herd in desert grasslands of West Texas

Our Resources

The objective of biodiversity conservation is to maintain viable native animal and plant populations of all kind.

a native Elk roaming the desert grasslands of West Texas

Elk Removals Featured

Are Elk Native to Texas--Historical and Archaeological Evidence for the Natural Occurence of Elk in Texas

This paper began as an effort to persuade Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to cease its efforts to eradicate elk on the state lands which it manages in far-West Texas. Our assumption was that TPWD was acting out of a sincere misunderstanding of science, which could be corrected.

Screwworm Update Shared At TWA Annual Convention

Screwworm Update Shared At TWA Annual Convention

No screwworms have been found in Texas at this point, despite rumors that screwworms are already here.

Huckleberry Ridge Tuff Yellowstone

Yellowstone's Largest Eruption Bakes Rock Below, Leaves Two Ash Layers, And Creates An Unconformity

High on Mount Everts, way above above Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, lies an amazing outcrop that exposes the 2.1 million year old Huckleberry Ridge Tuff (the largest of Yellowstone's recent three eruptions) where it overlaps older Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.

Living Soil Film

Living Soil Film

This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S.

Water Your Livestock, Legally

Land Stewardship

Water Your Livestock, Legally

Understanding your water right, and how stockwater fits within it, helps to ensure responsible water resource management in a complex and evolving legal environment.

Wildlife: Behind the Scenes of a Wolf Hunt

Behind the Scenes of a Wolf Hunt

Wildlife: Behind the Scenes of a Wolf Hunt

“Amazing drone video of a wolf pack hunting moose in a Canadian winter. https://sire-ngcuk-pmd.fichub.com/mpx/NGP_NatGeo_GS/395/1016/video-1576503557_425615429375_mp4_video_1920x1080_4000000_primary_audio_eng_6.mp4 NOTE: this video was originally published to NationalGeographic.co.uk on December 16, 2019, and to

Restoring Biodiversity - 2/24/2026

Restoring Biodiversity - 2/24/2026

Another Kerr County flood victim, the river itself. Bayer agrees to pay $7.25B to settle Roundup lawsuits. The wildlife of Yellowstone. And more...

Another Kerr County Flood Victim? The Guadalupe River Itself

Another Kerr County Flood Victim? The Guadalupe River Itself

The July 4 flood took a human toll, but it also did environmental and ecological damage. Experts say with time and patience, the river can bounce back

Elk in Yellowstone

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Wildlife of Yellowstone

Established as the world's first national park in 1871, Yellowstone is one of the most remarkable places on Earth. Sitting on top of an active volcano and spanning over 3,000km, it contains a rich variety of wildlife and wondrous landscapes.

West Texas Bull Elk Eating Sotol (dasylirion texanum)

Bull Elk in West Texas

Elk were once common in West Texas, across the state, and from coast to coast. Today TPWD and ranchers eradicate native elk because managers believe they "compete" with Desert Bighhorn Sheep and Mule Deer.

Dandelion in the grass

Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits

The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Ranchers Are Falling Into Debt and Selling Land. Carbon Credits Are a Way to Keep Farming

Ranchers Are Falling Into Debt and Selling Land. Carbon Credits Are a Way to Keep Farming

By introducing regenerative agricultural techniques that lock carbon into grazing pastures, Grassroots Carbon is offering a new income source to farmers

Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #12: Chupacabra Dam

Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #12: Chupacabra Dam

Another example of a small dam that spills water from an eroded gulley, to reduce road washing and to irrigate a few acres of grassland

More NWS Cases In Tamaulipas; Opinions, Updates Offered

New World Screwworm

More NWS Cases In Tamaulipas; Opinions, Updates Offered

This is the third detection in Tamaulipas. The first detection in the baby calf remains both the northernmost overall detection in Tamaulipas and the northernmost active detection in Mexico.

Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

A cast of animals, from tiny pikas to world-famous grizzly bears, tough it out to survive in this iconic, wild wonder of the West

Gulleys for Grassland Restoration: #7 Best Equipment

Gulleys for Grassland Restoration: #7 Best Equipment

When we divert rainstorm runoff from eroding gulleys to restore desertifying canyons and grasslands, what are the best equipment & practices?

Gavin Newsom’s “Zone 0” Disaster: The Governor’s Latest Wildfire “Solution” Is a Deadly Farce

Wild Horse Fire Brigade

Gavin Newsom’s “Zone 0” Disaster: The Governor’s Latest Wildfire “Solution” Is a Deadly Farce

California Governor Gavin Newsom has just signed one of the most arrogant, ignorant, and outright dangerous executive orders in recent memory: the so-called “Zone 0” mandate.