Restoring Biodiversity - 1/20/2026
A dam so huge is can be seen from space. The escalating human and economic toll of wildfire smoke. The shocking deaths of birds around solar farms. And more
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Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week…
Articles
Updated Report on the Escalating Human and Economic Toll of Wildfire Smoke in the Western United States
The staggering death and financial tolls of catastrophic wildfires in the western United States is now at EPIC proportions.
The Shocking Solar Farm Bird Deaths the Mainstream Media Aren’t Telling You About
"Solar farms: "The Rest of the Story"...
Texas Game Wardens Seize 18 Illegally Spearfished Black Bass at Lady Bird Lake
This is a large harvest that could threaten bass population.
Videos
This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space
Increasing diversity and resilience, not to mention creating wetlands, are just some of the impacts beavers can have on their surroundings.
Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #8 - Using an Eroded Gulley to Recreate a Wet Meadow
This video, #8, is a companion piece to #3 in the series. It shows how Fred’s Dam works during a rain, how the redirected water has created a seasonal wet meadow, what is happening to the water as it exits the wet meadow, and how that water might be managed as it moves downslope.
I think of this installation as an irrigation system. Like roads, wells and power lines, the irrigation system requires monitoring and maintenance, approached as just one of a body of holistic practices being applied together.
And that’s it - as always thank you..
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