Publication
Gerald Lyon – Nanton, Alberta
![An open space in the forest with a view of a narrow creek going into the mountains](https://cowsandfish.org/wp-content/themes/truemarket/assets/dist/images/photo-blob-mupt-b.jpg)
Ten years ago, Gerald Lyon noticed plant communities were becoming less productive and damage to the streambanks was occurring from livestock hoof action and trampling. As a result, he made the management decision to remove all livestock grazing from this pasture in an attempt to recover the upland and riparian vegetation.