Hey, this is Ed Roberson, and this is the Mountain and Prairie Podcast where I introduce you to some of the innovative individuals who are shaping the future of the American West.

I meet most of these people through my work in land conservation or through my hobbies and interests that revolve around spending time up high in the mountains.

My guests include ranchers, writers, entrepreneurs, conservationists, athletes, artists, adventurers,

pretty much anyone who's doing important work has an interesting story and loves the American West.

This episode is a little different.

This is part one of a two-part series in which I'm the one in the hot seat.

It's a repost of my recent appearance on the Kavira Coalition's excellent podcast called

Down to Earth, The Planet to Plate Podcast. They were nice enough to invite me on to talk about some of my

conservation work at Palmer Land Trust, particularly around our focus of

conserving irrigated farmland in southeastern Colorado.

It's fascinating work that hits on many of the issues we've previously discussed here on

Mountain and Prairie.

Water rights, pressures facing agricultural communities, holistic approaches to resource

management, balancing the needs of agriculture without a municipalities

and much more. It's what I spend the vast majority of my time doing, and I hope you'll find it interesting and informative.

Regardless of whether or not you listen to my episode, I highly encourage you to check out

Down to Earth. The host Mary Charlotte is a journalistic pro who likes to dive deep into the nuances of agriculture.

She's also interviewed some of the most impressive people working in Ag today,

and I don't include myself in that.

If you've enjoyed my past episode with folks like Jim Howell, Pato Toole, Christine Sue,

and of course, Kavira Executive Director, Sarah Winsill Fisher,

then I can guarantee you'll love the Down to Earth podcast.

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