Bio-Diversity A New Era for Bobwhite Quail In order to make significant progress in restoring bobwhite quail populations, wild lands and working lands must work together for the benefit of the life they support and the livelihoods they sustain.
Bio-Diversity SAWS Wins Battle to Control Wastewater It Releases Into San Antonio River This is a huge and positive development for water quality in the lower Guadalupe River, its bays, estuaries, wildlife, and fisheries.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/16/2024 The many serious problems of fish farming. The federal government acknowledges harms of dams on native American communities. Does America suddenly have a record number of bees? And more...
Bio-Diversity Toxic Waters: The Dark Side of Farmed Fish Farmed fish often present themselves as a convenient, affordable and sustainable alternative to wild-caught seafood.
desert grasslands Regenerating Mongolian Grasslands Planned grazing can be accomplished with many different species, and adapted to almost any culture. The “Pasture Land — Use it Sustainably” (PLUS) project is a partnership between ADRA and the Savory Institute that seeks to introduce and consolidate the use and understanding of Holistic Planned Grazing among the herders and
Bio-Diversity In a First, Federal Government Acknowledges Harms of Dams on Native American Communities “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on June 18, 2024. It was written by Livia Albeck-Ripka. In a report released Tuesday, the Biden administration said that federal dams in the Columbia River Basin had inflicted damage on local
Guadalupe delta Guadalupe Delta Faces Big Challenges as Water Demand Grows All living systems function similarly so the insights below apply to deserts as well as marshlands and estuaries.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/9/2024 Employing goats to create space and clear bracken. Using a stock stank for irrigation. How beaver and cattle can create wetlands in the desert. And more...
bee colonies Wait, Does America Suddenly Have a Record Number of Bees? “There are over 20,000 known bee species in the world, and 4,000 of them are native to the United States. Many native bees are smaller in size than a grain of rice.
Cattle Desert Permaculture: Using a Stock Tank for Irrigation Stock tanks can be easily and cheaply modified to serve the additional purpose of restoring grasslands for cattle and wildlife. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 24, 2017, and then reposted on Sept 16, 2021.
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.
