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Rancher Shares Before-and-after Footage After Releasing Goats Onto Land Overgrown With ‘Fire Fuels’: ‘Those

controlling weeds with goats

Rancher Shares Before-and-after Footage After Releasing Goats Onto Land Overgrown With 'Fire Fuels': 'Those Goats Are Machines'

“We can create a better chance for healthy trees and plants to withstand a wildfire.”

Cattle Grazing in Scottish Forest

Cattle Grazing in Scottish Forest

This short film has wonderful images of Highland cattle and explains the importance of their grazing to land management in The Great Trossachs Forest of Scotland.

As Western Drought Recedes, the Great Salt Lake Is the Biggest It’s Been in Years

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As Western Drought Recedes, the Great Salt Lake Is the Biggest It’s Been in Years

Reservoirs are rising across the region, boosting water businesses. But conservation efforts continue amid fears the rain won’t last.

Mending Fences – An RMEF Film

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers joined Bighorn National Forest agency personnel and others to ease the way by replacing the old with new, wildlife-friendly fencing.

Ag and Energy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New BLM Public Lands Rule

Ag and Energy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New BLM Public Lands Rule

For decades now, Western ranchers have been systematically squeezed off public lands.

Holistic Management at Work

"Invasion Biology"

Holistic Management at Work

Holistic management uses a long term planning process that assigns to environmental and social outcomes the same importance as profits. In addition to being particularly suited to the deserts of far-West Texas, its grazing and wildlife practices will work anywhere in the West. NOTE: this post was originally published to

Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America

earliest Native Americans

Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America

New evidence steadily accumulates that humans were in America 10,000 – 20,000-years earlier than previously thought

Revitalizing Ruffed Grouse Habitat: A Call for Sustainable Forestry

Aspen Forest Management

Revitalizing Ruffed Grouse Habitat: A Call for Sustainable Forestry

These active forestry management practices are necessary wherever there are Ruffed Grouse, including especially in the decadent Lodgepole/Douglass Fir/Aspen forests of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. In this thought-provoking video, Nick Biemiller, the Southern Appalachian Forest Conservation Director for the Ruffed Grouse Society sheds light on the alarming decline

Wolverines Are Back in the News

Wolverines Are Back in the News

According to the reasoning of the author of this article, wolverine restorations will fail because of climate change, and aren’t worth the effort. With all due respect to Dr. Mason – and as he acknowledges in the article – wolverines were eliminated in large part through programs and advice of government

The Story of Meat

"Invasion Biology"

The Story of Meat

Public demand for healthy, tasty food produced in a manner that respects nature is the driving force behind the growing acceptance of holistic agriculture. This 20-minute video discusses how sustainably managed livestock can help restore damaged ranch and farm lands. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 26, 2017,

Desert Permaculture: Gulleys for Grass and Wells

Desert Permaculture: Gulleys for Grass and Wells

Here is a gulley treatment that restores grassland and recharges aquifers. Gulleys for Grassland Restoration from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on May 8, 2017, and reposted on October 8, 2021

National Park Service Reverses Course on Plan to Remove Iconic Animals: ‘This is Incredible News’

National Park Service Reverses Course on Plan to Remove Iconic Animals: 'This is Incredible News'

“This is a significant step in wild horse restoration. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheCooldown.com on May 28, 2024. It was written by Kristen Lawrence. “This really is the park service following their mission by protecting and trying to restore lost resources.” In a major conservation win

A New Era for Bobwhite Quail

A New Era for Bobwhite Quail

Quail Forever’s latest video on Bobwhite restoration. 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. That’s why one of Quail Forever’s strategic priorities

SAWS Wins Battle to Control Wastewater It Releases Into San Antonio River

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.

Toxic Waters: The Dark Side of Farmed Fish

Toxic Waters: The Dark Side of Farmed Fish

“This article discusses the many serious problems of fish farming. NOTE: this article was originally published to Newsbreak.com on June 7, 2024. It was written by Gina Matsoukas. This article first appeared on Running to the Kitchen. Farmed fish often present themselves as a convenient, affordable and sustainable alternative

Regenerating Mongolian Grasslands

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

In a First, Federal Government Acknowledges Harms of Dams on Native American Communities

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 Faces Big Challenges as Water Demand Grows

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.

honeybee perching on yellow flower

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.

Desert Permaculture: Using a Stock Tank for Irrigation

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.