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Nature Notes

Mimms Ranch

Published March 3, 2011 at 5:09 PM CST
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Wyatt Michael meets the cattle on Mimms Ranch. Photo: Tom Michael, KRTS.

When the morning whistle blows on Mimms Ranch, the cattle get to work. This herd has a job that might surprise a lot of people: improving the health of a desert grassland and its ability to absorb water. How are they doing it?

Nature Notes