"Invasion Biology" Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #5: Upper Pennel Canyon at Circle Ranch Using a mountain gulley for erosion control and desert grassland restoration.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #8 - Using an Eroded Gulley to Recreate a Wet Meadow Like roads, wells and power lines, the irrigation system requires monitoring and maintenance, approached as just one of a body of holistic practices being applied together.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Desert Grassland Restoration #2 Using a gulley to create a riparian meadow in the desert
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon at Circle Ranch Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon discusses specific gulley problems and treatments in a mountain canyon at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #3 Eroded galleys can be used to restore desertifying grasslands – alongside creosote bush – without chemicals.
"Invasion Biology" Drought Busters 101 “Drought Busters” is an inexpensive, quick, physiologically and economically sustainable method of habitat and wildlife restoration.
Bighorn Five Iconic Animals of Yellowstone Learn about wolves, elk, grizzly bears, bison, and river otters that call Yellowstone home.
Bio-Diversity Rangeland Restoration: Subsoil Contour Plowing at Circle Ranch, in far-West Texas Subsoil contour plowing is an excellent way to increase water absorption in the desert grasslands of far-West Texas and Southern New Mexico. The effectiveness of the practice is shown in these before-and-after comparisons. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on October 9, 2017, and again on March
"Invasion Biology" Restoration of Beaver in Arizona's San Pedro River Beavers are a keystone species in desert ecosystems. See how beaver restoration is healing a degraded Arizona river and its Mexican tributaries. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on May 28, 2018 and again on April 14, 2022
beaver restoration Beaver Reintroduction in the Washington Cascades For the past 3 years, Cascade Forest Conservancy has been engaged in a large-scale beaver reintroduction project in Washington's South Cascades.
"Invasion Biology" Restoring Sonoran Desert Grasslands with Cattle The Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the US/Mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.
Yeomans Keyline Keyline 101: Desert Grassland Restoration This video was filmed in the Sierra Diablo Mountains, Hudspeth County, far-West Texas, for presentation at the Quivira Coalition Conference in Albuquerque, November 11, 2015.
"Invasion Biology" Grazing to Promote Riparian Health on a Private Ranch in Nevada This video features Agee Smith, Co-Owner, Cottonwood Ranch, Wells, Nevada
"Invasion Biology" Are Goats and Sheep Compatible? These ranchers move their sheep and goats to a new paddock surrounded by electric net fence. There are many things to consider. Sheep like to go under net fences while goats jump over.
Beaver Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecoysytem builds upon that change.
Cattle Holistic Management vs Conventional Management: A Stark Look The footage serves as a powerful testament to the effectiveness of Holistic Management.
Fisheries California Dam Demolitions a Victory for Some, Devastation for Others "When people and their livelihoods are given equal weight with environmental outcomes, are dam removals good or bad?"
Fisheries With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River The nation’s largest dam removal project is nearly complete after a lengthy campaign by Native tribes to restore the river at the California-Oregon border.
Bio-Diversity Examples of Grassland Restoration - Excerpt from Talk by Allan Savory at Tufts University Excerpted from Allan Savory's presentation on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University's Fletcher School
"Invasion Biology" Can Sheep Save the Planet? Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” states Allan Savory in his quiet but inspirational form.
habitat restoration King Charles: How Cattle Can Restore Habitat and Wildlife Prince Charles comments on Allan Savory and his integrated approach to ranching and farming, and the role ruminants for the health of grasslands.
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.
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" Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas? Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.
Beaver Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon that change
