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"Invasion Biology"

Happy New Year from Circle Ranch

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

01 Jan 2016 • 1 min read
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how Holistic Management is beginning to spread in Chihuahua.

“Soil is… as it were… a direct caress of God” –  Pope Francis, 2015

Carbon Underground Pope Francis Climate Rally DC 1080 Hi Res from The Carbon Underground on Vimeo.

“Land, then, is not merely soil; it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants, and animals.” – Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac, 1949

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A Keyline plow formerly used for soil management at Circle Ranch in West Texas

Before You Subsoil a Pasture, Check What Is Stopping the Roots

Before hiring a subsoiler, compare roots, soil moisture and traffic patterns to find out whether compaction is really limiting the pasture.
12 Nov 2026 4 min read
A river flowing between snow-covered banks and forested hills in winter at Pitchstone Waters.

Why One Reach of a Stream Stays Colder Than the Next

Shade, groundwater and channel shape create local differences in stream temperature. Learn how to tell which process is at work.
11 Nov 2026 3 min read
What Can a Beaver Dam Analog Actually Do?

What Can a Beaver Dam Analog Actually Do?

A South Dakota study measured wetter soils near beaver dam analogs. Here is what that finding can tell you about a proposed project.
10 Nov 2026 3 min read
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