RANCHWELL / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PICTURES
The photographs across RanchWell come from government archives and photographers who share their work with clear reuse rights. Here are their creators, original sources, and rights.
Photographer: Jakub Hałun
Photographed August 19, 2024 in Nara, Japan. Species portrait used with a Texas notice that includes captive sika deer; the photograph does not establish disease status or a Texas location. Resized to 1200 pixels and WebP encoded; cards crop the frame. No generative alterations.
Original photograph ↗CC BY 4.0 ↗
Photographer: Lance Cheung / USDA, with permission of Navajo Nation
Photographed September 9, 2019 at a veterinary teaching campus in New Mexico, not a Texas ranch. No active loading is shown. Presented as an equipment photograph, not a hitching or loading demonstration. Full frame retained; resized and WebP encoded without generative changes.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, USDA official work ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Authentic photograph dated April 21, 2009. Close view of stacked bales with no people, loader, or lifting operation pictured. The stack is not certified safe by this image. Resized and WebP encoded; no generative alterations.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: Lance Cheung / USDA
Authentic O’Neals, California photograph dated April 15, 2015. Concrete trough is on the left; salamander habitat pond is on the right. Source documents solar-powered well and automated cattle watering improvements. No people or moving equipment pictured. Water quality cannot be certified from a photograph. Resized and WebP encoded; no generative alterations.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, USDA official work ↗
Photographer: NOAA / National Weather Service historic collection; individual photographer not identified
Authentic archival photograph, not a current weather alert. Original scan retains age and grain. Location not established as Texas. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, NOAA official work ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Authentic Texas plant photograph. Species and toxicity are not established by this image. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Real adults discussing ranch conservation. Not actors, RanchWell customers, or an endorsement. No moving machine or livestock work zone pictured. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Real Texas ranch. No people in working cattle area. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Cow and calf portrait, not a handling demonstration. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: Beverly Moseley / USDA NRCS Texas
Breed/animal portrait. Does not establish animal health or diagnose disease. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain; also offered under CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photographer: Preston Keres / USDA
No riders. Static editorial photograph, not a model of modern rollover protection or operating procedure. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, USDA official work ↗
Photographer: USDA NRCS Texas
Boundary context; fence pictured is not certified suitable for any particular animal or use. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, USDA official work ↗
Photographer: Lance Cheung / USDA
The photograph is a pond, not a clean trough. Suitable for checking suspect water. Looks alone cannot prove toxicity or safety. Resized and WebP encoded.
Original photograph ↗Public domain, USDA official work ↗The storm film uses original AI-assisted illustrated artwork, separate character layers, programmed motion, typography and sound design. It is an illustrated lesson, not footage of an actual ranch or weather event.
Safety guidance comes from the National Weather Service. RanchWell’s maps are simplified original teaching diagrams, not plans of an actual ranch.
Manrope typeface: Mikhail Sharanda and the Manrope Project Authors, SIL Open Font License. Topic icons: Font Awesome Free, CC BY4.0.
Manrope source and license ↗Font Awesome license ↗