Quoting the author of the article below, ” The project has inspired millions by giving a concrete example of positive ecological action and showing how quickly the environment can recover with the right attitudes.”
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All posts tagged: Management Plan
Grizzly Bear Recovery and Management
Summary The Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly’s recovery is due to the collaboration of federal biologists, states, tribes, conservation groups, and landowners. Congress should encourage these efforts to continue while preserving the flexibility states and tribes […]
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The Art Of The Cattle Move II: Grazing Plans
This beautiful video discusses the importance of the grazing plan in sustainable ranching. The authors explain, “The most important tool we use in management of the land is being able to control the amount of time […]
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The Art Of The Cattle Move Part I: The Philosophy
The authors of this beautifully-photographed video explain, “The core of Ranchlands’ ranching operations is rotational grazing. The majority of our time is spent preparing for, executing, and checking on the rotation of cattle through pastures in […]
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This Man Wants You to Eat More Meat
“We’ve had about a hundred years of ‘range science.’ I hate that term because it’s not science, it’s range beliefs that assume scientific proportion. They come up with rotational grazing and other approaches on and […]
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The Case for a Carbon Tax on Beef
This article does a good job of summarizing the many environmental problems caused by Big Meat’s method of raising beef. However, the author mistakenly assumes that there is no other way to raise beef than […]
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A Better Fight Against Cattle Fever Ticks
Planned grazing has been shown to significantly control fever ticks without medications when the recovery (rest) periods – the time between when a herd leaves a pasture and when it returns – exceeds 150 days. […]
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Rancher Takes an Unconventional Path to Restoring His Land
“Chris Gill, 72, together with his family own Circle Ranch in far-West Texas. He thinks of the desert habitat, its flora and fauna, as a single system.”
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Greening the Chihuahuan Desert
Chihuahuan ranchers are at the forefront of restorative grazing practices.
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Wild Horses Wait on New Pastures
Viewed in hindsight, it turns out the good intentions of horse advocates have led to bad consequences for horses. The slaughter prohibition discourages horse ownership. The wild horse population explosion has caused a backlash in […]
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