Grazing for Multiple Use Goals: The Stingleys Video

This video highlights a cow-calf operation in Kittitas County, Washington, managed under a Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) plan. The Stingley family grazes approximately 850 cattle across 25,000 acres of largely leased rangeland with mixed ownership, including public agencies and a utility company. The CRM approach brings together landowners, agencies, and stakeholders to collaboratively manage for multiple objectives, including livestock production, wildlife habitat, and wildfire risk reduction. Management practices include reduced stocking rates, short grazing periods, maintaining post-grazing residual, and improving livestock distribution through fencing, water development, and strategic placement of supplements. While the system increases labor and logistical complexity, it has improved plant diversity, vegetation resilience, and wildlife habitat, and helped sustain production during drought conditions. The partnership also enables continued grazing access on lands that might otherwise be unavailable, supporting both ranch viability and broader land management goals.