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Articles

Trincheras Study

The study below discusses the effectiveness of rock structures in starting to cure degraded desert arroyos and gullies.

While effective, these treatments are costly and in our experience MUST be continuously maintained. The more degraded the land, the harder it is to restore. These treatments are and add-on -  not a substitute  - for animal impact from wild and domestic animals.

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Higher Cattle Prices Here, More To Come, Rebuilding Yet To Begin

Good news for the folks who produce the beef Americans love. Beef producers have been suffering for years.

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Videos

Keyline Desert Ranch

Soil restoration on a desert ranch in Northern Mexico. Keyline “flood-flow” channels are combined with Keyline contour ripping between “flood-flow” channels. Both channels and rip patterns are on contours established by laser transit. Disturbed soil has been reseeded. Regrowth following 6-inches (150 mm) of rain is shown.

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Markets for Conservation: Reining in the Wild Horse Crisis

There are more wild horses and burros on the public landscape allotted to them than that range can sustain. Beautiful as they are, these animals are degrading the range and they compete for water and forage with other wildlife. The result of too many horses on too little range is that many horses are facing starvation.

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