Ian Torrence has been the National Restoration Specialist for the American Conservation Experience, a long time champion for recreation and a world-class ultra-marathon runner. Ian has played a key role in restoring stretches of the Little Colorado River on Babbitt Ranches and establishing the 100 mile Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Ultra Marathon across Babbitts CO Bar ranch along the Arizona Trail.

Discovery with Babbitt Ranches

Ecological Restoration, Ultra Running, and Coaching

Discussions on the innovation of range, soils and vegetation management with Stephen Cassady of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Range and Soils Management in Northern Arizona with Stephen Cassady

Victor Howell is a dedicated cowboy who exemplifies Cowboy Essence. Vic greets each day with gratitude and consistency, the desire to learn something new, to inspire and lead others, and to always be at his best!

An American Cowboy: Victor Howell-Part Two

An American Cowboy: Victor Howell-Part One

Renewable energy is a “huge” area of economic growth in the United States, says Karin Wadsack, program manager for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), specializing in grid-scale tribal energy. Wadsack predicts Arizona will be seeing a lot more interest from wind and solar farm developers in the near future. “Landowners can do background research and find out a lot more about the industry to put themselves in the driver’s seat,” she says, as renewable energy companies continue to look to northern Arizona for potential sites and engage in conversations with ranchers and other large landowners. Hear more on Discovery with Babbitt Ranches as Wadsack joins podcast host Billy Cordasco. 

Renewable Energy

Shadow species like wolves, migrating animals such as the kudamundi, and non-native plants like tamarisk are playing big roll on the Colorado Plateau, says Larry Stevens, Ph D., curator of ecology and conservation at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Hear about Northern Arizona's changing landscape and animal community on Discovery with Babbitt Ranches as Dr. Stevens joins host Billy Cordasco.

The Changing Landscape of the Colorado Plateau

Part 3 - Continued discussion with Dr. Ed Hoover of significant interpersonal relationship fundamentals, their complexity, and core concepts to build and maintain relationship health.

Significant Personal Relationships - Part 3

Part 2 - Continued discussion with Dr. Ed Hoover of significant interpersonal relationship fundamentals, their complexity, and core concepts to maintain relationship health.

Significant Personal Relationships-Part 2

Significant Interpersonal Relationships are complicated and Fundamentals to who we are as human beings - Listen to Dr. Ed Hoover explain the core concepts of healthy relationships. In the End, Relationships are all there is..

Significant Personal Relationships-Part 1

Join us to discuss groundbreaking golden eagle research and conservation efforts on Babbitt Ranches with renowned Environmental Research Specialist, Tom Koronkiewicz of SWCA Environmental Consultants. Tom specializes in avian ecology for threatened and endangered species. We have been collecting and analyzing a vast amount of science and research on this amazing bird and its surrounding ecosystem over the past ten years.

"Fly Like an Eagle"

The arrival of the Babbitt family to America began in 1639 near the shore of Plymouth Rock. Today much of the business activities are in northern Arizona. Join us as we journey through over 350 years of Babbitt family history with family historian, Jim Babbitt.

"Go West, Young Babbitt"

Character, Nature, and Community of Babbitt Ranches which shape our organization. Through our efforts of learning and understanding, Babbitt Ranches, a family business and pioneering land company, raises livestock, manages natural resources, promotes science and participates in the broader community in order to join, share and do the very best we know how.

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