The Challenge
A degraded mountain range with severe erosion risk, compounded by a lack of trees and diminished wildlife, requiring a fully integrated system design to stabilise soils, restore vegetative cover, manage water flow, and rebuild long-term ecological and productive resilience.
The Solution
We designed a holistic, integrated system that addresses hydrology first, then reintroduces enterprise through a cattle weaner-to-finish model, alongside active habitat restoration, including the reintroduction of wildlife and beaver. The approach is aligned with NRCS grant pathways and incorporates renewable energy systems to support long-term resilience, with a future-facing option to develop an eco-retreat.
The Impact
The design has been approved, the economics have been validated, and the first phase of implementation is now underway.