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Assessing the Conservation Potential of Virtual Fencing in Western Rangelands

Presenter: Allegra Waterman-Snow - Eagle County Conservation District Virtual fencing has the potential for large-scale grazing management and rangeland conservation implementation on Western ranches. This presentation shares results from four years of virtual fencing research on western Colorado ranches, drawing on rancher interviews, livestock containment and exclusion data, and ecological monitoring. It describes how the work was carried out across rugged terrain, the questions the study set out to answer, and how producer experience was paired with ecological data to evaluate conservation outcomes. The focus is on what virtual fencing can do, where it struggles, and what these findings mean for ranchers and land managers considering its use