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Colorado Wildfire Killed 80 Percent of River’s Fish Population
The forest agencies maintain their regulations curtailing grazing and logging help fisheries, habitat, wildlife and the public. As this article shows, the opposite is true. An unintended consequence of curtailing active management is catastrophic wildfire. […]
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The War On Nature
Quoting the authors below, “In reality, the problem is not herbicide resistant weeds; it is the perception that they are an enemy that must be destroyed at all costs. Military imagery – especially words like […]
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Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #3
Building artificial beaver ponds in an Idaho forest. This is the third in a series. Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #3 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
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Carbon Emissions Get a Fix on the Farm
“Regenerative agriculture offers inexpensive ways to address global warming.
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Restoring an abandoned beaver meadow in an Idaho forest near Yellowstone Park. Second of a series. Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #2 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
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Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #1
Restoring an abandoned beaver dam in an Idaho forest near Yellowstone Park. Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #1 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
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Common Ground: How an Environmentalist and a Logger Came Together to Save Arizona’s Forests
States like Arizona have led in common sense management of public forests and grazing. To reduce wildfire and improve habitat, forests need periodic thinning by selective logging. Thereafter, forest floors can only be maintained […]
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Pitchstone Waters, by Shawn Vickers
Shawn Vickers does mapping and wildlife planning for many ranches and public lands in North America, East Africa and the British Isles. He filmed, edited and wrote the music for this little video.
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A Navy Veteran Went to Prison for Digging Ponds in the Mountains
“Range practices we take for granted in Texas can land you in prison out West. Notwithstanding the many fine things accomplished by EPA, actions like these really hurt public attitudes about conservation – and […]
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