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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.

The Salmon on Your Plate Has a Troubling Cost. These Farms Offer Hope

Can We Raise Salmon Without Harming the Ocean?

Most farmed salmon are raised in ocean pens that can spread pollution, disease and parasites into surrounding waters. A new generation of land-based farms offers a radically different approach.
17 Sep 2026 7 min read
Prairie Grass vs. Cropland: What Happens Beneath the Soil Tells the Story

Prairie Grass vs. Cropland: What Happens Beneath the Soil Tells the Story

A remarkable side-by-side look beneath prairie grass and agricultural cropland reveals just how much of a healthy grassland ecosystem exists where we can't see it.
16 Sep 2026 2 min read
Restoring Biodiversity — 9/15/2026

Restoring Biodiversity — 9/15/2026

A 37,000-year-old challenge to North American history, plants that may be communicating under stress, and an ancient species holding clues to Earth’s past.
15 Sep 2026 3 min read
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