On Water: Slowing Water in the Big Hole Valley with Rancher Erik Kalsta

Today we're digging into a deceptively simple tool with big impacts on water and soil health: rock weirs. Rancher and Working Wild Challenge director Erik Kalsta joins us from Montana's Big Hole Valley to explain how he uses these low-tech structures to slow water and reduce erosion on his operation. He shares what he's learned from years of observing the land — and why small interventions can create big change. Show notes: https://onland.westernlandowners.org/2025/podcast/using-rock-weirs-to-slow-water-in-the-big-hole-valley-with-rancher-erik-kalsta/