Ariel Greenwood
@arielgreenwood.bsky.social
Ranching in the New Mexico high country & trying to thread the needle of stewardship and cows on 200 square miles of leased land
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Fun sign in my drs office
September 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Fun sign in my drs office
Bunch of new followers today. Why? Idk. Hi anyway. Here are some photos from my day checking on some of the ranch.
August 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Bunch of new followers today. Why? Idk. Hi anyway. Here are some photos from my day checking on some of the ranch.
Keeping the grassland grassland
July 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Keeping the grassland grassland
A few snaps from today of some diverse range and the critters who make it so.
July 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A few snaps from today of some diverse range and the critters who make it so.
Saw this and thought of you, not sure if you’re looking
June 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Saw this and thought of you, not sure if you’re looking
Here’s a female pronghorn chasing a young coyote away. From what I could see she whipped him pretty good.
June 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Here’s a female pronghorn chasing a young coyote away. From what I could see she whipped him pretty good.
Happy healthy elk
June 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Happy healthy elk
One of the cutest babies in North America
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
One of the cutest babies in North America
My audience while moving some cows today; love how baby elk sound like extremely loud kittens
June 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My audience while moving some cows today; love how baby elk sound like extremely loud kittens
Mule deer and a RWBB in a lovely wetland on friend’s ranch
June 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Mule deer and a RWBB in a lovely wetland on friend’s ranch
Saw some big bears today while checking yearlings. Funny how the cattle don’t care. If these were grizzlies we’d have to do some counseling sessions.
June 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Saw some big bears today while checking yearlings. Funny how the cattle don’t care. If these were grizzlies we’d have to do some counseling sessions.
Handsome little stinker
June 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Handsome little stinker
A few pics from today of “land used for cattle,” as some people like to say. Fun to see what grasslands can do when you give them a chance and get some early rain.
June 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A few pics from today of “land used for cattle,” as some people like to say. Fun to see what grasslands can do when you give them a chance and get some early rain.
I don’t have “time to paint” but I grab an hour here and there and eventually scenes emerge!
May 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I don’t have “time to paint” but I grab an hour here and there and eventually scenes emerge!
Here are some photos of bare ground of low diversity areas filling in on our lease of the last 5 years. Planned grazing maximizes the benefits of animal impact and herbivory to grassland ecosystems while minimizing the detriment.
May 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Here are some photos of bare ground of low diversity areas filling in on our lease of the last 5 years. Planned grazing maximizes the benefits of animal impact and herbivory to grassland ecosystems while minimizing the detriment.
Ranching in northern New Mexico in May be like
May 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Ranching in northern New Mexico in May be like
The photo on the left was at the beginning of this lease. It’s fun to see the slow but positive changes over time. Even with a herd of 400+ elk that basically live in this pasture and eat the recovering grass, things are shifting.
May 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The photo on the left was at the beginning of this lease. It’s fun to see the slow but positive changes over time. Even with a herd of 400+ elk that basically live in this pasture and eat the recovering grass, things are shifting.
Herds here today.
February 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Herds here today.
Approximately 150 years ago somebody had a really bad day
February 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Approximately 150 years ago somebody had a really bad day
I love watching antelope and elk interact. So interesting
December 24, 2024 at 4:33 PM
I love watching antelope and elk interact. So interesting
A fine chilly Sunday morning spent building one rock dams with my one year old
December 1, 2024 at 7:05 PM
A fine chilly Sunday morning spent building one rock dams with my one year old
Perfect camo conditions for the pronghorn.
November 7, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Perfect camo conditions for the pronghorn.
Out supplementing yesterday ahead of the storm in our maternal herd and I saw this cow who is probably 7 or 8 and has never in her life eaten cake (range cubes). She also always looks great and has a nice disposition.
November 7, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Out supplementing yesterday ahead of the storm in our maternal herd and I saw this cow who is probably 7 or 8 and has never in her life eaten cake (range cubes). She also always looks great and has a nice disposition.
I built a bunch of these mini one rock dams in trails right after I had my baby almost a year ago. It’s fun to see how they have or have not worked, especially in active flow. Some of them have caught so much sediment that the ground is level with the surrounding grass - that’s the goal.
October 20, 2024 at 2:06 PM
I built a bunch of these mini one rock dams in trails right after I had my baby almost a year ago. It’s fun to see how they have or have not worked, especially in active flow. Some of them have caught so much sediment that the ground is level with the surrounding grass - that’s the goal.
I’ve posted a little bit about range caterpillar moths (Hemileuca oliviae) larvae severely grazing tens of thousands of our leased acreage this year, only for an 85%+ killoff by late hail. Here’s what the survivors look like. Pretty cute, despite the damage.
October 22, 2023 at 1:23 PM
I’ve posted a little bit about range caterpillar moths (Hemileuca oliviae) larvae severely grazing tens of thousands of our leased acreage this year, only for an 85%+ killoff by late hail. Here’s what the survivors look like. Pretty cute, despite the damage.