Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/3/2024 Are dam removals good or bad? Are wild (feral) pigs an invasive species in Britain? How holistic management restores grasslands from land that’s degraded to desert. And more...
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.
Resources The Loch Ness Monster Has Company in the Neighborhood: Wild Boars Local residents say the animals are roaming the roads and hills around the lake, tearing up lawns and terrorizing sheep.
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
Resources Hydrogen Hubs Threaten to Drain West Texas of Water The latest buzz among urban economic developers in West Texas revolves around “Hydrogen Hubs,” where hydrogen can be extracted from groundwater and converted into energy
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/27/2024 Draining West Texas of its precious water resources. The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah. Can sheep save the planet? And more...
food supply Robert F. Kennedy: The Harmful Effects Of Glyphosate, The Most Common Agrochemical We’re living in an age where it’s increasingly hard to avoid exposure to toxins.
Fisheries Fishing Limit Will Increase Ahead of Lake Poisonings The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah.
"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.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/20/2024 Thank you for subscribing to the Pitchstone Waters weekly newsletter. Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week…
Fisheries Salmon Farms in Patagonia Face Growing Opposition Salmon farming as practiced is rife with environmental problems, as discussed below.
Wild Horses Wild Horses: Nature’s Survivors in North America Quoting the experts in the film below: “With the reintroduction of wild horses, do we treat them as an exotic species or have we merely returned a native to its homeland?”
grizzly bear management America Saved the Grizzlies, and Now the Bears are Invading Towns Protections have fueled a resurgence in numbers in the West, spurring renewed calls for a resumption of hunting
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.
Animal Migration Migration of 6m Antelope in South Sudan Dwarfs Previous Records for World’s Biggest, Aerial Study Reveals The movement is more than double that of east Africa’s renowned ‘great migration’ and has continued despite decades of war and instability
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/13/2024 The world’s largest animal migration is not in the Serengeti. Rancher shares footage after releasing goats onto land overgrown with ‘fire fuels. And more...
Cattle Grazing Cattle to Restore Forest Greg Judy and his men turn cattle mob into a forest of forage never grazed.
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.”
Grazing 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.
Water Management 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.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/6/2024 Great Salt lake is recharging. Ag and Energy groups are challenging the BLM. Holistic Management at work. And more... Thank you for subscribing to the Pitchstone Waters weekly newsletter. Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week… Here is what we’ve been
Bio-Diversity 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 For decades now, Western ranchers have been systematically squeezed off public lands.
"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
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/30/2024 New evidence on the timeline of humans in America. Wolverines are back in the news. Active forestry management practices are necessary wherever there are Ruffed Grouse. And more...
