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Bee Happy Lands

Regenerative Land Stewardship

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turtlelakerefuge.org

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Telluride Valley Floor

Organic Land Stewardship

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Organic Land Management Methods

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  • Regenerate topsoil fertility and increase diversity
  • Strengthen soil ecology with abundant microorganisms
  • Increase moisture and resiliency in ecosystem
  • Harvest specific plants and reduce seed heads
  • Apply beneficial seeds with finished compost and mulch
  • Add soil amendments: compost tea, fungal soup, biochar
  • Protect forage for insect pollinators
  • Minimal disturbance to support stability

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Protection of the pollinators

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Applying Compost Tea

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Photo taken September 2018

After Bee Happy Lands stewardship

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Photo taken September 2016

Before organic land stewardship

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Before and After pictures at Electra Lake

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Resiliency and strengthened relationships due Diversity

Ecological Health = Water Retention

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Beneficial perennial plants hold moisture in the soil

such as dandelion, salsify, yarrow, penstemon,

cinquefoil and wild blue flax.

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