creativity is considering the idea and coming up with something original
coming up with something original
coming up with something original innovation is figuring out how to put it
innovation is figuring out how to put it
innovation is figuring out how to put it in practice I’m Sean Garrity and I get
in practice I’m Sean Garrity and I get
in practice I’m Sean Garrity and I get to work on one of the most exciting
to work on one of the most exciting
to work on one of the most exciting conservation projects going on anywhere
conservation projects going on anywhere
conservation projects going on anywhere in the world the goal is to secure in
in the world the goal is to secure in
in the world the goal is to secure in North America a reserve based on the
North America a reserve based on the
North America a reserve based on the grasslands in Northeast Montana that
grasslands in Northeast Montana that
grasslands in Northeast Montana that would operate at full scale that means
would operate at full scale that means
would operate at full scale that means it is big enough to have all the
it is big enough to have all the
it is big enough to have all the original species of modern times to be
original species of modern times to be
original species of modern times to be able to have almost all of them back
able to have almost all of them back
able to have almost all of them back with enough room to survive just about
with enough room to survive just about
with enough room to survive just about any kind of thing characteristic of this
any kind of thing characteristic of this
any kind of thing characteristic of this landscape we started with about 20,000
landscape we started with about 20,000
landscape we started with about 20,000 acres we have 300,000 now and growing at
acres we have 300,000 now and growing at
acres we have 300,000 now and growing at about 25 to 35 thousand acres a year now
about 25 to 35 thousand acres a year now
about 25 to 35 thousand acres a year now all the question is a scaling up we have
all the question is a scaling up we have
all the question is a scaling up we have brought in some yearling calves and
brought in some yearling calves and
brought in some yearling calves and we’ve done this before we’ll open these
we’ve done this before we’ll open these
we’ve done this before we’ll open these gates you never know what’s gonna happen
gates you never know what’s gonna happen
gates you never know what’s gonna happen they might stand there for hours just
they might stand there for hours just
they might stand there for hours just like that because they’re afraid or they
like that because they’re afraid or they
like that because they’re afraid or they might come barreling out of here both
might come barreling out of here both
might come barreling out of here both all things
we have maybe a hundred friends from
we have maybe a hundred friends from Fort Belknap Indian Reservation both
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation both
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation both Assiniboine and Rowe vaunt tribes it’s a
Assiniboine and Rowe vaunt tribes it’s a
Assiniboine and Rowe vaunt tribes it’s a nice celebration of saying ok it’s
nice celebration of saying ok it’s
nice celebration of saying ok it’s happened again
happened again
happened again another batch is coming and once they’re
another batch is coming and once they’re
another batch is coming and once they’re out the door that’s that’s it we don’t
out the door that’s that’s it we don’t
out the door that’s that’s it we don’t touch you anymore
one thing that’s very interesting as
one thing that’s very interesting as time gets away from him you think
time gets away from him you think
time gets away from him you think something’s gonna take a certain amount
something’s gonna take a certain amount
something’s gonna take a certain amount of time you plan it all out and I’ll go
of time you plan it all out and I’ll go
of time you plan it all out and I’ll go here and go there and then 45 minutes
here and go there and then 45 minutes
here and go there and then 45 minutes here and there just evaporates there’s a
here and there just evaporates there’s a
here and there just evaporates there’s a couple of species but really make the
couple of species but really make the
couple of species but really make the thing work you can hear this chirping
thing work you can hear this chirping
thing work you can hear this chirping behind us those are prairie dogs and
behind us those are prairie dogs and
behind us those are prairie dogs and needs to be out here in the tens of
needs to be out here in the tens of
needs to be out here in the tens of millions we’re definitely working to to
millions we’re definitely working to to
millions we’re definitely working to to bring them back to two more historic
bring them back to two more historic
bring them back to two more historic populations there the soil engineers the
populations there the soil engineers the
populations there the soil engineers the bison here are also a keystone species
bison here are also a keystone species
bison here are also a keystone species they do a different kind of engineering
they do a different kind of engineering
they do a different kind of engineering as they move across the landscape
as they move across the landscape
as they move across the landscape obviously they they eat a lot of forage
obviously they they eat a lot of forage
obviously they they eat a lot of forage but the way they move it’s a very secure
but the way they move it’s a very secure
but the way they move it’s a very secure this route so what we want out here is
this route so what we want out here is
this route so what we want out here is to have as much diversity in terms of
to have as much diversity in terms of
to have as much diversity in terms of habitat and they helped mess it up
habitat and they helped mess it up
habitat and they helped mess it up they’re critical but you need a lot of
they’re critical but you need a lot of
they’re critical but you need a lot of them and they need a lot of space to
them and they need a lot of space to
them and they need a lot of space to move
at the moment I think we’re sitting
at the moment I think we’re sitting probably roughly in the area of 350
probably roughly in the area of 350
probably roughly in the area of 350 animals we’re headed for 10,000 minimum
animals we’re headed for 10,000 minimum
animals we’re headed for 10,000 minimum that’s the largest herd on the planet
that’s the largest herd on the planet
that’s the largest herd on the planet we’ll keep going as long as we have room
the question comes up is what does it
the question comes up is what does it take to make it sustainable and not
take to make it sustainable and not
take to make it sustainable and not depending on particularly a Kris mattock
depending on particularly a Kris mattock
depending on particularly a Kris mattock leader and we started thinking about
leader and we started thinking about
leader and we started thinking about that from day one the scale of what
that from day one the scale of what
that from day one the scale of what we’re doing here really requires a
we’re doing here really requires a
we’re doing here really requires a continued expansion of collaboration
continued expansion of collaboration
continued expansion of collaboration there’s no substitute for people walking
there’s no substitute for people walking
there’s no substitute for people walking and seeing things with their own eyes
and seeing things with their own eyes
and seeing things with their own eyes setting up camera traps and seeing the
setting up camera traps and seeing the
setting up camera traps and seeing the sea and fueling landscape day after day
sea and fueling landscape day after day
sea and fueling landscape day after day after day so we can click on that one
after day so we can click on that one
after day so we can click on that one and we just captured a great bobcat in
and we just captured a great bobcat in
and we just captured a great bobcat in an area that was quite unexpectedly yeah
an area that was quite unexpectedly yeah
an area that was quite unexpectedly yeah there’s that with the two spots above it
there’s that with the two spots above it
there’s that with the two spots above it on that leg and out in the flats walking
on that leg and out in the flats walking
on that leg and out in the flats walking through the sagebrush at about five
through the sagebrush at about five
through the sagebrush at about five o’clock morning so realizing you know
o’clock morning so realizing you know
o’clock morning so realizing you know some of our assumptions about wildlife
some of our assumptions about wildlife
some of our assumptions about wildlife are going to be changing because we have
are going to be changing because we have
are going to be changing because we have so many highs out there basically the
so many highs out there basically the
so many highs out there basically the key is how do you make it become
key is how do you make it become
key is how do you make it become something that is treasured by everybody
something that is treasured by everybody
something that is treasured by everybody so you have to build this starting now a
so you have to build this starting now a
so you have to build this starting now a vast constituency of people who see it
vast constituency of people who see it
vast constituency of people who see it who value it admire it and see it as a
who value it admire it and see it as a
who value it admire it and see it as a treasure that deserves protection
treasure that deserves protection
treasure that deserves protection you’re drawn into long-term thinking as
you’re drawn into long-term thinking as
you’re drawn into long-term thinking as opposed to getting to the two o’clock
opposed to getting to the two o’clock
opposed to getting to the two o’clock meeting you’re doing the thing but then
meeting you’re doing the thing but then
meeting you’re doing the thing but then having a conversation with somebody to
having a conversation with somebody to
having a conversation with somebody to say hey let’s hang on a second here 100
say hey let’s hang on a second here 100
say hey let’s hang on a second here 100 years from now how much does this matter
years from now how much does this matter
years from now how much does this matter the opportunity to work on so many cool
the opportunity to work on so many cool
the opportunity to work on so many cool things just keeps growing every year so
things just keeps growing every year so
things just keeps growing every year so this is it there’s the time to be
this is it there’s the time to be
this is it there’s the time to be involved
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