Crop Insurance If Crop Insurance Rewarded Conservation Practices, Would More Farmers Go No-Till? “As described below, a private task force is developing a crop insurance product that would reward farmers for adopting regenerative conservation practices. If the task force succeeds and the product is approved by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), it will be the first of its kind brought to market.
Bio-Diversity On the Elk Trail: Episode 5 - Grizzly Bear Trail Quoting the producers of the video below, “When we placed game cameras on an elk migration corridor near Yellowstone, we found many grizzly bears on the elk trail. Sometimes we were actually hiking in the tracks of grizzly bears, putting us on full alert all the time. The migration trail
Elk Winter Feeding Grounds for Elk in The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Can Spread, or Be Used to Control, Disease Providing food to wildlife during periods when natural food is limited results in aggregations that may facilitate disease transmission.
Bio-Diversity Coronavirus Outbreak Shows The Risk in Ignoring Human Activity’s Impact on Nature Paraphrasing the authors of the article below, “The role of healthy, intact ecosystems is being overlooked, together with the essential link between human, domestic animal and wildlife health. Biodiversity — the richness of life on Earth — is essential to maintaining a planet that supports all of us.” In other words we
"Invasion Biology" Mountain Goat Removal Temporarily Closes Areas Of Grand Teton National Park According to the article below, the National Park Service (NPS) has decided to exterminate wild mountain goats in the Teton-Yellowstone Parks because they (1) are non-native, (2) “compete” with bighorn and (3) might infect them with diseases. NPS claims to follow the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (the Model)
breeding On the Elk Trail: Episode 4 - "Spike" Quoting the authors of this video, It’s migration season in Greater Yellowstone, and our trail cameras capture young male elk – collectively nicknamed “Spike” – sparring and goofing off. These competitive behaviors prepare the spikes to mature into bulls, when they will battle for access to breeding females in the elk
people Wolves Could Be Getting 'too Comfortable Around Humans' And Not Fearful Enough Of Roads Say Researchers After Two Pups Are Killed By A Car At Yellowst As described below, wolves and bear in Yellowstone have lost their fear of humans. This is bad for people – and worse for the animals. NOTE: this article was originally published to DailyMail.co.uk on December 20, 2019. It was written by Michael Thomsen. Researchers in Yellowstone National Park are
Stewardship Stewardship Agreement Will Funnel $20 million to Improve Utah's Forests Common sense forest management in Utah is discussed below. NOTE: this article was originally published to Deseret.com on July 16, 2019. It was written by Amy Joi O’Donoghue. SALT LAKE CITY — Two “shovel ready” forest health improvement projects in Utah will get an infusion of $4 million designed
Elk Migration On the Elk Trail: Episode 3 - Escape from Snow Amazing trail camera footage captures how big game species in Wyoming migrate at different times because of their varying abilities to move through deep snow. Out of elk, moose, pronghorn and mule deer, which species migrates first? Amazing trail camera footage captures how big game species in Wyoming migrate at
land management Sage Grouse Land Management Plan Changes As described below, agency plans regarding Sage Grouse management have been changed to enable local stakeholders to determine what strategies to implement where and how while still conserving sage grouse habitat. NOTE: https://www.morningagclips.com/sage-grouse-land-management-plan-changes/ was originally published to MorningAGclips.comes.com on August 3, 2019. Changes strive
"Invasion Biology" The Resistance to Holistic Wildlife Management Across the West as well as in Texas, agencies, universities, governmental and conservation organizations resist holistic wildlife and agricultural management practices. Most Western public grazing rules make holistic grazing very difficult if not impossible In this 5-minute video, range scientist Allan Savory discusses why this is so, and how this
Apocalyptic Claims Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong In addition to being wrong, overblown claims about “climate change” – as described below – are discrediting efforts to limit and reverse practices that are hurting rangelands, forests and wildlife. NOTE: this article was originally published to Forbes.com on November 25, 2019. It was written by Michael Shellenberger. Journalists and activists
Cattle Costs that Discouraged Rotational Grazing Practices on the USA's Great Plains As discussed in the paper below, the expenses of fencing and water improvements are barriers to planned grazing. The authors suggest ways to overcome these. NOTE: this paper will be published to Journal of Environmental Management Volume 256, 15 February 2020. It was written compiled by Tong Wang, Hailong Jin,
Bighorn Sheep. Bighorn Sheep of Yellowstone Nature Up Close: The Bighorn Sheep of Yellowstone Read the article below for wonderful photos and video of Yellowstone Bighorn. NOTE: this article was originally published to CBSNews.com on December 27, 2019. By “Sunday Morning” contributing videographer Judy Lehmberg. The caption on this past week’s “Sunday Morning” Moment of Nature indicates the bighorn sheep were filmed
Cocker Spaniels All About The Cocker Spaniel “Since it is impossible to say which are better – labs or cockers – the correct choice is both. NOTE: this article was originally published to ShootingUK.co.uk on January 7, 2020. It was written by Nick Ridley. Cocker spaniels may not always judge the situation correctly – but they make up
Bio-Diversity Massive Juniper Tree-Cutting Project Aims to Aid Sage Grouse According to the article below: “Overall, sage grouse numbers have dwindled from an estimated 16 million before European settlement of the West to no more than 500,000 today in 11 western states. The project that began last spring in Idaho aims to remove junipers on 965 square miles (2,
Animal Growth Deer Culling Does Not Improve Deer: Common Sense Habitat Management Does In a landmark 13-year study based on 15,000 animal trappings, the Comanche (Farias) Ranch near Eagle Pass, Texas, has proven that culling of so-called “inferior” bucks, including spikes, does not increase antler size in wild deer herds—and often harms the herds. The study’s conclusions contradict what our
Fall River Late 2019 Fall River Fish Numbers Available Fish populations in the upper Fall River, above and below Pitchstone Waters Ranch, were surveyed in the summer of 2019, as reported below. NOTE: this article was originally published to idfg.idaho.gov on September 6, 2019. It was written by James Brower, Regional Communications Manager. Fall River Population Estimates
Bio-Diversity Did the IPCC Say We Must Quit Eating Meat? The climate activists are widely reporting that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has declared that we all have to be vegetarians. But is that true? As quoted below, IPCC’s 107 climate-change gurus recently said, “Balanced diets, featuring plant-based foods, such as those based on coarse grains, legumes, fruits
Conservation New Numbers Show Conservation Soil-Tilling Method as Profitable as Conventional Ways Conservation soil tillage is a proven farming practice that would work great around Pitchstone Waters in Idaho’s Teton Valley. As the authors describe, conservation tillage involves less work and produces more profit for farmers. In the process, it builds rich soil, reduces erosion and improves wildlife—all of which
Bio-Diversity Rancher Focuses On Keeping His Land Healthy Plants and animals evolved together over many millions of years. In so doing, they grew to need each other. As a result, plants need animals as much as animals need plants. This is the basic insight to regenerative grazing, by whatever name it is called. The practices described by this
Bio-Diversity On the Elk Trail: Episode 1 - Camera Trapping 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. NOTE: this article was originally published to MigrationInitiative.org CREDITS: WYOMING MIGRATION INITIATIVE PRESENTS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE University of Wyoming AND
Bio-Diversity Protecting America’s Duck Factory As described in the article below, the success of waterfowl conservation efforts proves it is possible to save bellwether species. This conservation success stands in stark contrast to the fate of other iconic species like quail, salmon, and monarch butterflies. While these species are not currently “bouncing back,” we can
Bio-Diversity Special Report: Cowboys or Buffalo? Critical Mass Not everyone is a fan of the American Prairie Reserve. In the article below, opponents explain why. NOTE: this document was originally published to RangeMagazine.com as part of their Fall 2019 edition. Words and photos by Dave Skinner. The most ambitious and successful “rewilding” effort ever attempted faces stiffening
Bio-Diversity Stewardship with Vision – Episode 1: Jeff Laszlo As a result of the O’Dell Creek restoration, Granger Ranches has documented a 900% increase in waterfowl species and a 600% increase in species diversity. The ranch now hosts at least fifteen species of concern, including the American White Pelican, Clark’s Grebe, Great Blue Heron, White-Faced Ibis, Franklin’
