Sabine Ranch & Cattle Company

Prairie Restoration Project

 What is Restora-on of a prairie? Who restores land to na-ve prairie?

Factors Aec-ng Prairie Restora-on:

Factor Aec-ng Prairie Restora-on: Economics

Factor Aec-ng Prairie Restora-on: Economics Levees

Factor Aec-ng Prairie Restora-on: Economics Levees Ditches

Factor Aec-ng Prairie Restora-on: Economics Levees Ditches Invasive Species

Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget Spring 2004 upland prairie restora-on begins

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget Spring 2004 upland prairie restora-on begins
Spray for Chinese Tallow Trees and Cherokee Rose Mechanical clearing of the land

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget Spring 2004 upland prairie restora-on begins
Spray for Chinese Tallow Trees and Cherokee Rose Mechanical clearing of the land

Spring 2008 wetland prairie restora-on hits full swing

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget Spring 2004 upland prairie restora-on begins
Spray for Chinese Tallow Trees and Cherokee Rose Mechanical clearing of the land

Spring 2008 wetland Prairie restora-on hits full swing

Spraying is intensied

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Sabine Ranch Project beginning 2003 Land Assessment, restora-on plan, budget Spring 2004 upland prairie restora-on begins
Spray for Chinese Tallow Trees and Cherokee Rose Mechanical clearing of the land

Spring 2008 wetland Prairie restora-on hits full swing

Spraying is intensied Water structures are repaired and the wetlands are allowed to dry and crack
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Spring 2008 wetland Prairie restora-on hits full swing praying is intensied S ater structures are repaired and the wetlands are allowed to dry and crack W he ground is disturbed mechanically by roller-chopping T hen Disking to dry out the rhizomes and tubers of the California Bull Rush and Cut T Grass

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Create and follow a well dened management plan (Land Stewards Bible) Calendar of annual management prac-ces Dene prac-ces and tools for each area of the ranch
Proscribed burns

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Create and follow a well dened management plan (Land Stewards Bible) Calendar of annual management prac-ces Dene prac-ces and tools for each area of the ranch
Proscribed burns Draw down of marshes

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Create and follow a well dened management plan (Land Stewards Bible) Calendar of annual management prac-ces Dene prac-ces and tools for each area of the ranch
Proscribed burns Draw down of marshes Roller-chopping of pastures

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Create and follow a well dened management plan (Land Stewards Bible) Calendar of annual management prac-ces Dene prac-ces and tools for each area of the ranch
Proscribed burns Draw down of marshes Roller-chopping of pastures Rota-onal spraying where necessary Ca]le stocking and grazing rates for each area
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Before and A^er Comparison

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