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Natural Land Management Program

We believe that Natural Land Management offers viable solutions for the current and future ecological challenges across the globe. In order to address these issues at a local level, Mongol Tribe is committed to cultivating living models using regenerative and traditional ecological management practices. It is our goal to move beyond sustainability by supporting the active development of dynamic, living systems. Our philosophies are rooted in community ecology, traditional land management, and urban forestry.

We have partnered with regenerative and ecologically minded organizations to develop projects centered upon ecologic and social well-being. We are actively pursuing public and private sites for implementation, as well as seeking donors and grants to support our work. Our ideal locations are within historically underrepresented populations, where we can engage, empower, and employ local people to manage their own communities.

Our projects are currently centered on increasing resiliency through natural land management strategies for reducing fuel loads so wildfires are less catastrophic, enhancing local biodiversity through integrated pest management, and improving soil health to increase soil water holding capacity and improve groundwater recharge rates. We are facilitating the healthy management of ecological habitats and supporting the regenerative development of economically valuable forest products. 

We are developing an apprenticeship program that will offer hands-on experience in a diversity of specializations such as:

​Arboriculture, Beekeeping, Biological surveys, ​Canopy mapping, ​Fuel load reduction, ​Habitat restoration, Integrated pest management, ​Milling, Mushrooms, Mycorestoration, ​Native habitat management, Regenerative principles, Riparian management, Shepherding, Silviculture, Soil health, Traditional land management, Tree mapping, Urban forestry, Watershed resiliency, Wildland urban interface, Woodworking

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Headwater Protection & Restoration Program

Our Headwater Protection & Restoration Program aims to restore the health of surface and groundwater at the source. Springs have provided integral ecosystem services for milennia. It is of critical importance to maintain the health of soil and forests at the headwaters for the benefit of regional watershed resiliency. We are confident that by managing and protecting these key locations at the top of our watersheds, we will have a bioregional impact that results in the improvement of ecosystem resiliency and subsequently community health. Let's call in the rain together! Contact us to join our efforts and learn more.

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Current Projects

Natural Land Management Program

• Nate Harrison Serenity Ranch Project (Contract through Feb 2023)
  • ​Silviculture management and forest health project. We are performing vegetative surveys of a 4-acre contract site where silviculture methods are being utilized to improve soil health, reduce fuel loads, and facilitate integrative pest management. This project places special emphasis on oak trees and the beetles that are attacking them.
  • This location will become the model site for our Headwater Protection and Restoration Program and will host the future Tree Culture Institute, which will become our primary teaching location for our agroecology apprenticeship program.