Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 12/20/2022 Articles As discussed in the article above, forest health rests on microscopic soil organisms and tiny land creatures. Agricultural and land management practices generally dismiss soil life and small mammals as unimportant. Yet the conservation and restoration of our mighty forests and their iconic wildlife depends on the tiniest and
deer mice Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest As discussed in the article below, forest health rests on microscopic soil organisms and tiny land creatures. Agricultural and land management practices generally dismiss soil life and small mammals as unimportant. Yet the conservation and restoration of our mighty forests and their iconic wildlife depends on the tiniest and seemingly
Bio-Diversity Stewardship with Vision - Episode 5: David Spicer Quoting the producers of the video below, “David Spicer’s leadership in restoring springs, wetlands, and riparian areas on his ranch and beyond has helped keep a species from being listed under the ESA and supported return of many more to this Nevada desert valley. We thank him for sharing
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 12/13/2022 Articles This article from the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a free market environmental think tank based in Bozeman, discusses market solutions to the problematic small growth timber choking our public forests. This small but abundant timber is generally thought to have little economic value. This remains one of
Bio-Diversity Idaho's Snake River Plain: A Tale of Two Basins Here is an excellent article on the geologic history of the Snake River Basin in Idaho. The Fall River – a tributary of the Snake -flows through Pitchstone Waters. CLICK HERE To find more information on the animals (including wild horses) that inhabited this basin before humans arrived. NOTE: this article
forests Turning Fire Risk Into Financial Reward This article from the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a free market environmental think tank based in Bozeman, discusses market solutions to the problematic small growth timber choking our public forests. This small but abundant timber is generally thought to have little economic value. NOTE: this article was originally
book review Book Review: Man, Cattle and Veld by Johann Zietsman Note: Originally posted January 9, 2017. This remains one of the most informative and entertaining of all books on cattle and grazing for habitat improvement. Man, Cattle and Veld by Johann Zeitsman records the journey of one of South Africa’s foremost cattleman from a practitioner of the disastrous range
land management Stewardship with Vision – Episode 4: Ute Creek Cattle Company Quoting the producers of the video below, “In far northeastern New Mexico, Tuda and Jack Crews’ land and water management models innovation, conservation, increased resiliency, and community connection.” Filmed in the deserts of New Mexico, this video is about holistic management. It sets forth concepts and practices that will work
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 12/6/2022 Articles As reported in this article, wildfire can increase human-cougar conflict. This shows why wildfire reduction with such tools as domestic animal grazing, and logging, is good for wildlife, and people. More insanity from the anti-fossil fuel programs is reported below. These wood pellets burn dirtier than natural gas, crude
Animal Collars Mountain Lions Pushed Out by Wildfires Take More Risks As reported below, wildfire can increase human-cougar conflict. This shows why wildfire reduction with such tools as domestic animal grazing, and logging, is good for wildlife, and people. NOTE: this article was originally published to ScienceNews.org on October 28, 2022. It was written by Bethany Brookshire. California’s Woolsey
Biodiversity Drax: UK Power Station Owner Cuts Down Primary Forests in Canada More insanity from the anti-fossil fuel programs is reported below. These wood pellets burn dirtier than natural gas, crude oil, or coal. The so-called “renewable” forests take centuries to regrow. The energy produced costs many times more per BTU than fossil fuels. Meanwhile most all these countries sit on vast
Bison New Research Documents Domestic Cattle DNA In Modern Bison Herds As reported below, Texas A&M says there is no such thing as genetically-pure North American bison, including Yellowstone Park’s. While good to know, this discovery shouldn’t change bison restoration efforts. There’s nothing new in genetic “drift”, because after 150-years of restoration releases using long distance
Betty Shahan Stewardship with Vision – Episode 3: Betty Shahan Through a lifetime on the land in southern Colorado, Betty Shahan has served as a leader in integrating conservation and ranching. The Chama Peak Land Alliance, of which Betty is a founding member, is a landowner-led organization working collaboratively to improve the health and productivity of a vitally important watershed
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/29/2022 Articles Due to human releases, we have exotic bugs, plants, and animals everywhere. Here’s one of the latest. A possible means of control: put it out in South Louisiana that they are really tasty – but illegal to hunt. Quoting the article above, “Faced with costly new regulations that included
horses and wildfire Equilibrium / Sustainability — Wild Horses Could Help Temper Western Wildfires Using so-called “problem” wild horses to reduce wildfire is an idea whose time has come. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheHill.com on August 2, 2022. It was written by Saul Elbe and Sharon Udasin. As a massive wildfire rages along California’s northern border, one rancher is
feral hog problem ‘Hakuna Matata': Viral Tiktok Video Claims Warthogs Are the Newest Invasive Species in Texas “Due to human releases, we have exotic bugs, plants, and animals everywhere. Here’s one of the latest. A possible means of control: put it out in South Louisiana that they are really tasty – but illegal to hunt. NOTE: this article was originally published to ExpressNews.com on September 8,
Chinook salmon To Save Salmon, U.S. Approves Largest Dam Removal in History “Quoting the article below, “Faced with costly new regulations that included building fish screens and ladders, the company (power utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway) instead entered an agreement with the tribes and the U.S. government to decommission the dams”. NOTE: this article was originally
Conservation On the Elk Trail: Episode 2 - Elk Migration In 2018, a biologist and a filmmaker used camera traps to film the entire fall migration of an elk herd in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of western Wyoming. During the project’s first week a snowstorm hit, which prompted a large group migration. En route they displayed a variety of
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/22/2022 Articles A recent study led by scientists with The University of Texas at Austin finds that a site in New Mexico offers some of the most conclusive evidence for humans settling in North America much earlier than conventionally thought. These findings are consistent with radio carbon dates found at Circle
Clovis New Mexico Mammoths Among Best Evidence for Early Humans in North America These findings are consistent with radio carbon dates found at Circle Ranch Indian Cave in 2011 and 2013, as reported on this blog. NOTE: this article was originally published to News.UTexas.edu on September 14, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas — About 37,000 years ago, a mother mammoth and her calf
Catastrophic wildfires Wild Horses Can Prevent Out-of-Control Wildfires Out West, Researcher Says. Here’s How Roaming wild horses may help cut down on the size and intensity of wildfires out west, according to research from the Wild Horse Fire Brigade. NOTE: this article was originally published to SacBee.com on October 18, 2022. It was written by By Brooke Baitinger. Roaming wild horses may help
Biodiversity Stewardship with Vision – Episode 2: Malpai Borderlands Group In the high desert of southern Arizona and New Mexico, almost a million acres of important habitats and nearly 30 at-risk species are being protected and conserved…by a coalition of ranchers who manage from “The Radical Center”… – The Malpai Borderlands Group NOTE: this post was originally published to this
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity 11/15/2022 Articles This recent moose hunt was conducted from Pitchstone Waters Ranch. As discussed above, many landowners want to remove nuisance beavers from their property. And, when they do, they often turn to trappers, some of whom now turn to Wyoming Wetlands Society for payment — and to get the beavers off
Culling Wild Deer Populations The Culling Effect The Comanche Ranch conducted a 15-year “capture study’ with 15,000 wild deer captures. The focus was DNA, culling, and feeding. The conclusion of the culling portion is that culling DOES NOT WORK – and in fact harms – deer size. A major book is about to be published on this study.
beaver relocation Nearly 80 Gnaw-ty Beavers Move to Wilder Neighborhoods “As discussed below, many landowners want to remove nuisance beavers from their property. And, when they do, they often turn to trappers, some of whom now turn to Wyoming Wetlands Society for payment — and to get the beavers off their hands. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com.
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