lava lake land & livestock type private industry food distribution founded 1999 founder brian & kathleen bean headquarters hailey idaho key people brian and kathleen bean owners and founders mike stevens president products all natural and certified organic lamb website lavalakelamb.com lava lake land & livestock is an all natural artisanal lamb producer located between the pioneer mountains idaho and craters of the moon national monument and preserve in south central idaho . the ranch consists of 24 000 acres 97 km2 of private land and over 900 000 acres 3 600 km2 of lands administered by the bureau of land management blm united states forest service national park service and the idaho department of lands . contents 1 the ranch 2 lava lake lamb 3 grazing management 4 conservation 4.1 collaboration 4.2 coexistence with predators 4.3 research 5 awards 6 references the ranch edit lava lake ranch was founded in 1999 with the purchase and consolidation of six historic sheep and cattle ranches . brian and kathleen bean the new owners purchased these properties with the intention of producing and marketing certified organic and all natural lamb while protecting the natural characteristics of the landscape . their conservation efforts started with the donation of a 7 500 acre 30 km2 conservation easment to the nature conservancy . 1 since that time lava lake has created a non profit organization the lava lake institute for science and conservation to undertake conservation research . lava lake lamb edit all of the lambs raised at lava lake are free range and grass fed 2 throughout their lives . herders trail the sheep from the snake river plain of southern idaho north into the pioneer and boulder mountains in central idaho following the seasons . the lamb produced by lava lake has been featured in sunset magazine 3 the san francisco chronicle 4 and the new york times 5 lava lake ranch markets their lamb primarily through their website . they are a producer member of idaho s bounty a food cooperative for central idaho . lava lake lamb can also be found in a number of restaurants in the northern rockies . grazing management edit lava lake s grazing method is based on a rigorous scientific analysis of grazing capability and capacity and an assessment of wildlife habitat needs that was conducted in partnership with the nature conservancy . 6 management practices include annual grazing plans training and education for sheep herders and staff and bonus system to reward good land stewardship gps collar tracking for sheep bands field inspections of grazing activity ecological monitoring 7 conservation edit collaboration edit lava lake has collaborated with a number of organizations to accomplish conservation goals in the pioneers craters of the moon landscape . they are a founding member of the pioneer s alliance a coalition of ranchers conservationist scientists elected and agency officials recreationsist and local residents . the goal of this collaboration is the preserving of the landscape where lava lake operates . coexistence with predators edit lava lake has also been influential in developing a strategy for the coexistence with predators . they are a member of the wood river wolf project . 8 in an ongoing effort to avoid conflict with wolves lava lake ranch with assistance from defenders of wildlife have equipped herders with radio telemetry receivers electrified night enclosures increased night watch and non lethal deterrents . 9 research edit the lava lake institute has also conducted extensive field research on habitat and migration over the landscape where the ranch s sheep graze . ongoing research is occurring on the migration patterns of pronghorn . 10 the research conducted by lava lake and collaborating organizations has been incorporated into the freedom to roam campaign being organized by patagonia . awards edit lava lake has received a number awards for their work on conservation and grazing management . these awards include national rangeland stewardship award bureau of land management 2009 11 cecil d. andrus leadership awards for sustainability and conservation sustainable 2009 12 national award for outstanding achievement in rangeland management us forest service 2009 13 heroes for wildlife award defenders of wildlife 2007 excellence in conservation award sawtooth national forest 2006 regional forester s award for natural resources stewardship intermountain region 2006 special recogniition award the wildlife society 2005 references edit http www.mtexpress.com index2.php id 2005124881 time magazine sunset magazine san francisco chronicle the new york times karl j. and a.r. sands . 2005 . an assessment of livestock grazing capability and capacity in the pioneer mountains of south central idaho . the nature conservancy . hailey id scheintaub m.r. and m.t. o sullivan 2002 2008 riparian monitoring summary & analysis . lava lake land & livestock . hailey id http myyellowstonewolves.typepad.com myw 2009 06 the wood river wolf project year two.html farmland conservation non lethal predator management http blogs.nationalgeographic.com blogs news chiefeditor 2009 11 pronghorn migration found in idaho.html blm cecil d. andrus award from sustainable northwest rangeland management award u.s. forest service retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lava lake land % 26 livestock & oldid 647123568 categories agriculture in idaho navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version 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