Ranch Management Weekend at

Redwing Ranch

Gardner, CO

2025

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What You’ll Learn

  • Grazing Plan

    Create a tailored grazing plan to optimize forage and stocking rates

  • Financial Insights

    Analyze financial impacts to choose the best enterprise mix

  • Cost-Share Programs

    Discover cost-share programs to boost forage quality and profits

Meet Your Ranch Hosts

Meet the Passionate Team Behind Redwing Ranch: Christy, Fiona, and the rest of our dedicated team are eager to welcome you for an enriching experience of learning and community.


  • Owner

    As a wildlife ecologist, Christy’s career has focused on wildlife conservation and ecological land management, skills that she is now using to move Redwing Ranch from conventional to regenerative grazing practices. Prior to her move back to Colorado in 2022, Christy was the Deputy Director of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, in Carmel, California, where she led the wildlife research, prescribed-fire and community-fire-preparation programs. She also supervised the land management program which included the Conservancy’s novel conservation cattle grazing program that used cattle for habitat restoration.

    Christy received her BS in Biology from Stanford University, ‘02, chased feral pigs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville for her MS, ‘07, and delved into the molecular world of chronic wasting disease in elk at Colorado State University for her PhD, ‘13. Over her career Christy has advised and mentored over 40 students (undergraduate and graduate) advancing the careers of young conservation and land management scientists.

  • Ranch Manager

    Joined Redwing Ranch as the Ranch Manager at the beginning of 2023.  After graduating California Polytechnic State University with a BS in Agricultural Business and a minor in Sustainable Agriculture, Fiona worked on a large commercial cow-calf operation in eastern Colorado for three years where she implemented cell grazing at a landscape scale. She is excited to combine her past experience with with Redwing’s vision for rebuilding our soils while producing a quality product.

    Fiona is enthusiastic about creating longevity in cattle enterprises and believes this can be done when working with nature. Her ability to problem solve and her growth-centered mindset are assets for Redwing as the ranch prioritizes more holistic decision making. She enjoys kayaking and roping when she’s not on the ranch, and is constantly wanting to learn and improve. Fiona is living on the ranch with her puppy, and enjoys having friends and family to visit.

Hear From Our Attendees

“I feel inspired, connected, and even more motivated to continue pursuing my path in land stewardship and regenerative agriculture.”

— Cimarron, participant in the Ranch Management Weekends

What we mean by “Women”

Let us be clear, if you identify yourself as a woman, no matter the complexity, we welcome you at Women in Ranching.