OUR GEM: Innovative Land Use, Applying No-Damage Principles Across Ranching and Forestry
Author, Jade Clinkenbeard, Watershed Analyst, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality In May of this year, we explored one rancher’s innovative approach to no-damage cattle ranching in the Coeur d’Alene basin. But Albert Walsh doesn’t limit his no-damage philosophy to cattle ranching; he applies it across various restoration, forestry, and land use activities. On his property in the Cataldo Slough area, Walsh has installed post-assisted debris structures to transform a former dry grass field into an area that slows runoff, holds…