Lee purchased White Deer Ranch in 1989.  Lee and Roxanne met through search and rescue activities in 1996.  Together they have searched in Montana for missing persons in the back country.  In 2004 they moved from the Ranch to Colorado to pursue disaster search training and both became certified with their dogs to FEMA standard.  Both became employed with West Metro Fire and Colorado Task Force One (CO-TF1), Lee as the Logistics/Cache Manager and Roxanne a Logistics/Cache Manager and later Grants Manager.  As CO-TF1 members they were deployed to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike and Branch Inn explosion, and Windsor Tornado to search for survivors.  Additionally, Lee was deployed with his dog Sky, who was also a human remains detection canine to Columbia Space Shuttle, Colorado Springs apartment fire, Greensburg Kansas Tornado and Colima Mexico missing persons. 

At the end of their search and rescue careers Lee and Roxanne want to concentrate on going green and exploring the many ecotourism features the Ranch has to offer.  This includes an organic certification in 2011.  Future plans include adding organically certified livestock, a micro hydroelectric system, and sustainable gardening and agricultural techniques.  Visitors can learn about the ranching operations, historical information about the homesteaders that came to this land and what it is like to live as a Montanan. 

You will see the historic barn in the center of it all. The barn was the heart of ranch operations for 100 years, and has animal stalls, hay storage, dairy cow feeders and a tack room with corrals.  Click here to join us on Facebook to see what new activities are happening.