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The Pitchfork Ranch is more than another dusty homestead tucked away in a corner of the Southwest. It is a place with a story to tell about the most pressing crisis to confront humankind. It is a place where one couple is working every day to right decades of wrongs. It is a place of inspiration and promise. It is an invitation to join the struggle for a better planet.
Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. Rancher-owner A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal. The book shares the past and present history of a very special ranch south of Silver City, which is home to a rare type of regional wetland, a fragile desert grassland ecosystem, archaeological sites, and a critical wildlife corridor in a drought-stricken landscape.
Today the 11,300 acres that make up the Pitchfork Ranch provide an important setting for carbon sequestration, wildlife habitats, and space for the reintroduction of endangered or threatened species. Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch weaves together stories of mine strikers, cattle ranching, and the climate crisis into an important and inspiring call to action. For anyone who has wondered how they can help, the Pitchfork Ranch provides an inspiring way forward.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Pitchfork Ranch
2. Diverse Habitat, Wildlife, and Early Cultures
3. Cattle
4. Species Preservation
5. The Trifecta Crisis
6. The Miracle of Habitat Restoration
7. Hope Beneath Our Feet
8. Strategies That Will Save Us
9. Ecological Civilization
10. Empire Zinc Mine Strike and Salt of the Earth
11. Causes for Outrage
12. The Voice of the Streets
Conclusion
Appendix A: CiÉnaga Spelling, Pronunciation, and Punctuation
Appendix B: Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
Appendix C: Personal Climate Pledge
Appendix D: Draft Public Official Contact
Appendix E: On "The Voice of the Streets"
Notes
About the Wood Engravings
Index
