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Desert Grassland Restoration: Using Cattle to Stop Erosion

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

21 Mar 2016
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Second in a series on “animal impact”, this video shows cows being used to re-grow grass in deadspots, and how cows can help stop erosion by healing gully headcuts.

Animal Impact Made Easy #2 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

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Restoring Biodiversity - 3/17/2026

Meet the ‘firefighting’ donkeys of Spain. Bringing attention to a degraded and forgotten stretch of the Pecos River. How do beavers build a dam? And more..
17 Mar 2026 3 min read
Meet The ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain

Meet The ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain

Known as Doñana’s Firefighting Donkey Battalion, this unit is responsible for preventing wildfires in parts of Spain—all thanks to their seemingly bottomless appetites.
17 Mar 2026 5 min read
A River of Hopes & Dreams—and Challenges

A River of Hopes & Dreams—and Challenges

Friends of the Pecos River was formed in 2021 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization with its primary focus on the Pecos River in Texas—from Imperial to Sheffield—the forgotten reach.
16 Mar 2026 2 min read
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