Wildlife Management

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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

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

Bio-Diversity

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

"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,

Conservation

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

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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

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A New Era for Bobwhite Quail

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.

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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

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

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.

Cattle

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.

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Texas Goat 'Lawnmowing' Service Turns Heads, Helps Trees Grow

Behind the scenes of bracken clearing at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center.

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Miracle in the Nevada Desert

Beaver and cattle are symbiotic. Together they can turn desert into wetlands.        NOTE: this post was originally published on April 19, 2017, and then reposted on September 9, 2021

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Yellowstone National Park Calls for More Bison in New Plan

Yellowstone National Park is proposing a major shift in its strategy for managing bison, one that could mean larger herds, expanded hunting opportunities beyond park borders, and more bison transfers to tribal governments.

Bio-Diversity

Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They're Actually Making Climate Change Worse

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

Bio-Diversity

Plow and Tractor for Desert Grassland Keyline Subsoiling

This video discuss equipment for Keyline subsoil plowing. Over 30 American companies make plows that can be used for Keyline contour subsoiling.

Beavers

The Diesel-Powered Beavers of the Big Hole

In August of 1919, the Lower Big Hole River ran dry.

Catastrophic wildfires

Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy

In the last several decades, large forest fires have increasingly threatened communities across the Mediterranean.

Bio-Diversity

Beaver and Coho Salmon

Salmon and trout fishermen take note: beaver are essential to healthy fish stocks.

Rain

Growing Rain in the Desert

Landowner innovation and long-term research is showing that low-tech restoration practices not only capture more rainwater, they may create more rain.

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.

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They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?

An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years.

cattle grazing

Grazing Forested Rangelands

Livestock producers use forest grazing to increase pasture acres, temporarily or permanently, while providing protection for livestock from the elements.

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Conserving the Legacy by Wyman Meizner

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism.

Conservation

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area

It also creates two new types of leases focused on protecting natural areas. The BLM already leases parcels of land for extractive industries including energy development, mining and livestock grazing.