Wildlife Managment

RANCH GOALS:

• Protection and Enhancement of Wildlife Habitat
• Watershed and Water Quality Improvement
• Responsible Timber Management and Fire Protection
• Livestock Grazing with care and conservation of resources
• Recreation

Enhancement projects:

• Removal of several miles of un-needed cross fencing
• Planting of shade trees along stream course to lower summer water temperatures
• Replacement of barbed wire fence with Antelope friendly smooth wire on the bottom and lowering existing top wires to 42 inches
• Separation of livestock from stream with riparian fencing
• Reconstruction of original Newbill Creek meandering stream course
• Construction and restoration of 30 acre Newbill Wetlands project including isolated nesting islands
• Numerous Quail Hutch and nesting opportunity sites
• Noxious weed control, reseeding and reforestation on timber land that in some cases has had previous logging activities
• Repair "wash outs" and "head cuts" with cut juniper for stream erosion and sediment control (this allows for natural healing of the stream bank)
• Removal of unnatural juniper
• Other projects

Our pet barn cats are above on the right and here is a young faun hiding from the photographer.

The Haarberg reservoir on the right provides year round water source for wildlife. Several thousand redband trout also make their home here. Fly rod only and catch and release is our fishing policy.

A lighting caused forest fire occurred in summer 2004. Quick response from the State Department of Forestry brought the fire under control with little damage.

Six Springs is home to deer, antelope, and elk. A herd of approximately 200 elk frequent the open meadows. Wild turkeys, quail, ducks, geese, and even Blue Herron live at Six Springs Ranch