Bio-Diversity Texas Goat 'Lawnmowing' Service Turns Heads, Helps Trees Grow Behind the scenes of bracken clearing at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center.
"Invasion Biology" Miracle in the Nevada Desert Beaver and cattle are symbiotic. Together they can turn desert into wetlands. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 19, 2017, and then reposted on September 9, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/2/2024 Yellowstone is calling for more bison. Saving a forest with more logging? Bird flu is unpredictable. And more...
Bacterial Brucellosis Disease Yellowstone National Park Calls for More Bison in New Plan Yellowstone National Park is proposing a major shift in its strategy for managing bison, one that could mean larger herds, expanded hunting opportunities beyond park borders, and more bison transfers to tribal governments.
Conservation Changing Paradigms | Regenerative Agriculture: a Solution to our Global Crisis? “Changing Paradigms” explores the power of regenerative agriculture in improving the natural environment, human health, and reliable profit in sheep farming. We, as humans, have an innate attraction to the natural world. But, the way we currently interact with the environment is unsustainable and causing a disconnect with nature. We
Forestries Plans for an Ailing Forest Include Logging, and Some Are Suspicious Officials in Oregon say they need to cut trees, including some healthy ones. The reaction shows how complex land management has become as forest health declines.
Bird Flu Bird Flu is Highly Lethal to Some Animals, but Not to Others. Scientists Want to Know Why Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others
News See Landslide Cause Highway to Fall Off Mountain Near Jackson Hole In the summer of 2024, Teton Pass was closed following a “catastrophic landslide."
killing of wolves A Bill to Ban Wildlife "Whacking" Wolf and coyote whacking is currently legal in Idaho as well as Wyoming. Technically, only coyote whacking is legal in Montana, but few can distinguish a young wolf from a coyote, and enforcement is almost impossible.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/18/2024 Trees are spreading across the Great Plains, and it's not a positive sign. A bison herd removes more carbon than world’s largest CO2 capture plant. And more...
Bio-Diversity Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They're Actually Making Climate Change Worse We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.
Bison Study: Bison Herd Removes More Carbon Than World’s Largest CO2 Capture Plant A herd of bison in Romania might actually be better for the planet than the world’s largest carbon capture facility , according to recent findings by scientists at the Yale School of the Environment.
Bio-Diversity Plow and Tractor for Desert Grassland Keyline Subsoiling This video discuss equipment for Keyline subsoil plowing. Over 30 American companies make plows that can be used for Keyline contour subsoiling.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/11/2024 Irrigation canals have many unintended benefits. Human impact has always been an essential ingredient in limiting the risk of forest fires. Using wild horses to help wildlife and habitat. And more...
Beavers The Diesel-Powered Beavers of the Big Hole In August of 1919, the Lower Big Hole River ran dry.
Bio-Diversity Why is Regenerative Agriculture Important? More about regenerative agriculture, and a focus on land management which provides rich soil and grass for cows to consume on pastures.
Wild Horses Horse Roundups! Can They be Stopped With 'Fertility Control'? The debate about wild horses becomes easier when approached holistically.
Catastrophic wildfires Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy In the last several decades, large forest fires have increasingly threatened communities across the Mediterranean.
Bio-Diversity Beaver and Coho Salmon Salmon and trout fishermen take note: beaver are essential to healthy fish stocks.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/4/2024 "Growing" rain in the desert. The shoot owls in California, don't they? NCAT’s Soil for Water project, working to capture and hold more water in the soil. And more...
Rain Growing Rain in the Desert Landowner innovation and long-term research is showing that low-tech restoration practices not only capture more rainwater, they may create more rain.
Bio-Diversity Soil for Water Tina Weldon and her partner Orion are among a growing network of farmers, ranchers, and land managers are taking steps to catch and hold more water in the soil.
"Invasion Biology" They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They? An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years.
cattle grazing Grazing Forested Rangelands Livestock producers use forest grazing to increase pasture acres, temporarily or permanently, while providing protection for livestock from the elements.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/28/2024 DMP parents don’t pass bigger antlers. Two hunters die of rare prion disease. BLM’s proposed Public Lands Rule could effectively lock out traditional activities. And more...
