SnapLands Inc. was born when the idea that we can grow solutions met the endless horizon, dust, and grit of an eastern Montana working ranch culture.  What began as daily land and livestock management necessity, connected to a practical system of land knowledge—designed not for theory, but for the realities of applied stewardship of a country lifestyle, business necessities, and land management. Early on, friends and mentors helped this land monitoring system coach teammates and a land management company.  Soon this expanded among select land management leaders needing a trusted and easily applied land management accounting system.

Since its founding in 2017, SnapLands has served as a trusted partner to those stewarding millions of acres of working landscapes. From local producers to international food brands, SnapLands empowers land management partners with systems that turn complicated ecological conditions into knowledge for profitable decisions. Through partners courageous efforts, SnapLands services are proving that restorative rangeland management can be both profitable and practical among an array of diverse land operations.

Built by ranchers for ranchers, SnapLands developed and applied land monitoring methods that communicated short- and long-term ecological health at scale. These methods were create and rooted in real ranch work, decades of academic study, and partnerships with research institutions and agencies since 1994.  Thanks to the visionary and innovative work of mentors and partners, such as Land EKG, SnapLands quickly became a working ranchers and national trusted standard for on-the-ground practical land management and impact accounting.

SnapLands’ methods and tools are applied over millions of acres of rangelands, grasslands and open forest ecosystems, generating outcomes that support soil health, forage quality, biodiversity, and adaptive land management. At its core is the Land Management Impact™ Program, a custom, management-ready, visually intuitive consulting system for continuous improvement in land management. Each year, new clients engage this system to track production and the Ecological Efficiency™ of their land,  moving businesses confidently toward outcomes good for their land’s natural resources and the bottom line.

SnapLands supports a broad spectrum of partners large-scale ranchers, farmers, conservation NGOs, tribal nations, federal agencies, investors, asset managers, universities, researchers, and global CPG companies. Its standards and protocols are actively used or have been endorsed by organizations such as the BLM, USFS, USDA, NRCS, ARS, Turner Ranches, The Savory Institute, Grasslands LLC, Rodale Institute, National Cattlemans Association, Conservation Districts, National Elk Foundation, Halter, and Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, along with dozens of private ranchers and landowners across North America and abroad.

The team prides itself in their custom and professional Land Management Impact™ Reports.  Client reports are now accessible via one’s phone and secure online dashboard, providing easy-to-read property maps, tables, time-lapse imagery, ecological graphs, and field notes.  Certified staff to inform executives, crews, and investors alike. These reports not only help landowners track progress, but also verify outcomes for use in conservation funding, universal land health metrics, remote sensing calibration, traceable product sourcing, and international verification procedures.

Recently, clients can opt in on land health certification through an affiliated verification arm, opening doors to premium markets and brands such as EverSoil, Timberland, Epic Provisions, Ancient Nutrition, Land to Market, Whole Foods, Force of Nature, White Oak Pastures, Old Salt Co-op, and Applegate.

SnapLands teammates are still active ranchers, while the company stacks it’s growing expertise in land and livestock strategies, carbon accounting, international quality assurance, data management, land rehabilitation project management, and artificial intelligence (AI) to decades of living an active ranching career.  

What began on a Montana ranch, is now shaping food systems, management strategies, and working land stewardship around the world.

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