Collaboration Summit at Crooked Creek Ranch

Scenic view of a river flowing through a lush, green landscape with trees on both sides, rolling hills in the background, under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

About the Ranch

A Living Learning Laboratory in the Ozark’s

Dirt road winding through a wooded area with trees on either side, rocks lining the edge, and a clear sky above.

Our Goals

Preservation

Protection

Creation

Education

Research

A peaceful landscape showing a small pond surrounded by grass and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Future Plans

Along Crooked Creek in the Ozark Mountains, a 600+acre private ranch is becoming part of a larger vision for conservation, education and responsible stewardship of the land.

Tom Dumas - Founder and Manager of Crooked Creek Ranch.
Roy Loris

Tom Dumas

Roy Loris

Carol Burgtorf - Project Consultant
Lalit Malik - Assistant to Tom Dumas

Carol Burgtorf

Lalit Malik

Scotty Jefferson - Farm Manager
Mike Leonard - Ranch's Operation Manager

Scotty Jefferson

Mike Leonard