Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/5/2024 The “villain de jour” is the Black Vulture. The case for destroying old forest roads. Bears at play on Pitchstine Waters ranch. And more.
"Invasion Biology" USDA Wildlife Services--Black Vulture, Wolf Predation “Wildlife Services” is the helpful-sounding name taken by the federal agency which has been conducting the misguided, wasteful, and counter-productive war on predators for over 120-years. The war started with bounties, but now relies on agency poison programs. At one time or another these folks have tried to kill out
Bio-Diversity Black Vultures Are Good for the Environment Bird park aviculturist, Kat, joins us to tell us about one of the most “misunderstood” birds in the animal kingdom, the Black Vulture.
Brush The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads For the first 100-years of its history, the mission of the US Forest Service was to make public forests accessible for a host of human activities. Beginning 40-years ago the opposite mentality took hold. These well-intentioned attitudes have led to the woeful current forest conditions and their associated wildfires. NOTE:
game cameras Griz Bites Camera “At Pitchstone Waters bears are constantly chewing up cameras and drinker float valves. For them its a form of play. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on July 4, 2021.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/27/2024 A popular weed killer making Americans sick. Can non-native large animals be good for habitat? Using cows to rebuild soil after a century of tillage. And more.
Paraquat Is This Popular Weed Killer Making Americans Sick? The herbicide Paraquat is manufactured by Syngenta, a Swiss-based company owned by the Chinese government. The chemical is banned in at least 58 countries — including China and Switzerland — because of its toxicity, yet it continues to be a popular herbicide in California and other parts of the United States. NOTE:
Bio-Diversity REGENERATIVE GRAZING: Using Cows to Rebuild Soil After a Century of Tillage. This episode shares the story of Stephen Brass of Walnut Grove Brass Family Farm in Stillman Valley, Illinois, and how he successfully transitioned his 160 acre farm from a chemical intensive, commodity crop operation to a regenerative 100% grass-fed beef operation. He shares the methods he is using to regenerate
"Invasion Biology" Functional Traits - Not Nativenes - Shape the Effects Of Large Mammalian Herbivores on Plant Communities For decades the assumption shared by conservation dogma and Invasive Species “Biology” has been that non-native animals – by definition – harm native habitat and plants. This belief is often used to justify the ongoing War on Wildlife. The authors of this scholarly work disagree. They say it’s what animals do,
Bio-Diversity Fuel, Fire, and Wild Horses Wildfire continues to devastate the American West at increasing rates. As this video is posted, wildfires are burning across more than 768,000-acres of land in twelve Western states, and 500,000-acres in Canada. Ten fires are in Idaho, which has been under a smoke cloud for days. According to
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/20/2024 Is Arctic ice actually melting? Forests and farms are not multually exclusive. Biodiversity and holistic management. And more.
Climate UN Says Melting Arctic Ice is a Key Indicator of Climate Change—But It's Not Melting “Questioning the data. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on June 12, 2023. It was written by Karen Weintraub. Climate policy based on an assumed relationship between CO2 and Arctic ice levels is problematic, say scientists. It’s bad news for polar bears, according to the most
Bio-Diversity Amazing 23-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest - An Invitation for Wildness The idea that forest and farms are mutually exclusive is incorrect. Doing what this video show alongside wildlife is difficult but possible. In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton’s amazing 23-year-old food forest. The 2-acre property
"Invasion Biology" Biodiversity and Holistic Management These excellent thoughts on the importance of biodiversity apply to wildlife as well as agriculture. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 20, 2016. And reposted again on July 1, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/13/2024 Is climate change policy based on faulty temperature data? Are so-called invasive ‘exotic’ species harmful to the environment? A quick, cheap method to restore desertified desert grasslands. And more.
Climate Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say This article says that “… a growing chorus of climate scientists are saying the temperature readings (on which rising global temperature models are based) are faulty and that the trillions of dollars pouring in are based on a problem that doesn’t exist.” NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.
"Invasion Biology" How We Treat Wild Horses This video was created by Wild Horse Fire Brigade, a non-profit dedicated to expanding wild horse populations in order to reduce fire hazard on public lands. They challenge viewers with this question: “Do you want to keep funding Orgs that merely show photos of what’s wrong, ad-nauseam? Or that
"Invasion Biology" Invasive Species vs. Native Species Presented below is a scholarly article on the issue of whether so-called invasive ‘exotic’ species like feral pigs, goats, buffalo, and horses, are by definition harmful to environments in which they did not evolve, or from which they disappeared – often because of human impacts including overhunting. An example is the
Bio-Diversity Creosote, Cows & Keyline “Creosote, Cows & Keyline is a 5-minute video which discusses a quick, cheap method to restore desertified desert grasslands. It was filmed in the high-mountain deserts of far-West Texas.” Creosote, Cows and Keyline from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on October 3,
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/6/2024 Super pigs from Canada will soon be in the U.S. Another huge award against Roundup. Why farmers sell their weapons and buy donkeys. And more.
"Invasion Biology" Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ in Canada Threaten to Invade the US Super pigs from Canada will soon be in the U.S. These animals can’t be eradicated but they can be controlled – if we allow them into the commercial food chain like any other domestic species. If not, there will soon be a northern ‘feral pig problem’. NOTE: this article
"Wolves" This is Why Farmers Sell Their Weapons and Buy Donkeys As described in this video, burros make excellent guards against wolves and coyotes.
food safety Bayer Ordered to Pay $2.25 Billion After Jury Links Herbicide Roundup to Cancer “Another huge award against Roundup (glyphosate). NOTE: this article was originally published to WashintonPost.com on January 27, 2023. It was written by Frances Vinall. A jury handed down a $2.25 billion verdict, including $2 billion in punitive damages, against agrochemical giant Monsanto, according to the lawyers of a
Featured Experience From the High Deserts of Texas to the Rocky Mountain West. For 20 years, our family owned and managed Circle Ranch, 32,000 acres of high desert located in the Sierra Diablo Mountains of far-West Texas. Our goal? Leaving the land more diverse, and therefore healthier, than we found it.
