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"Invasion Biology"

Circle Ranch Open Gate Day, August 26, 2016

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

24 Oct 2016
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On August 26, 2016, Holistic Management International (HMI) held an Open Gate educational day at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas. We demonstrated desert grassland restoration using ‘Plug and Spread’ water harvesting from eroded gullies, and Keyline contour plowing.

 

Circle Ranch Open Gate, August 26, 2016 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

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