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A collection of 12 posts

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

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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.

New Conservation Agreement in Southern Alberta Preserves Endangered Prairie Grasslands

New Conservation Agreement in Southern Alberta Preserves Endangered Prairie Grasslands

This latest agreement expands on the NCC’s efforts to conserve land in the area, forming a block of almost 2,900 hectares of conserved lands that provides a large corridor for wildlife.

Regenerating Mongolian Grasslands

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Regenerating Mongolian Grasslands

Planned grazing can be accomplished with many different species, and adapted to almost any culture. The “Pasture Land — Use it Sustainably” (PLUS) project is a partnership between ADRA and the Savory Institute that seeks to introduce and consolidate the use and understanding of Holistic Planned Grazing among the herders and

Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They’re Actually Making Climate Change Worse

Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They're Actually Making Climate Change Worse

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

Wild Horses in America: Hard Truths And Final Solution

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Wild Horses in America: Lemons or Lemonade?

The reason horses do so well in our wild environments is because they belong here. Classifying wild horses as exotics makes sense only to those who are unaware of our continent’s natural history. For 50-million years, horses and their ancestors coevolved with plants and animals in North America.

Facts About Leafy Spurge

Facts About Leafy Spurge

As discussed below, leafy spurge uses explosive seed release, and wind, to throw seeds up to 15 feet. In addition to spreading by seed, its root systems increase by several feet each year, and the roots put up shoots. Chemicals are ineffective in controlling this plant, and cattle cannot eat

Challenges For Rotational Grazing Practice: Views From Non-Adopters Across the Great Plains, USA

Costs that Discouraged Rotational Grazing Practices on the USA's Great Plains

As discussed in the paper below, the expenses of fencing and water improvements are barriers to planned grazing. The authors suggest ways to overcome these. NOTE: this paper will be published to Journal of Environmental Management Volume 256, 15 February 2020. It was written compiled by Tong Wang, Hailong Jin,

Ecosystem Essential: The Prairie Dog Town

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Ecosystem Essential: The Prairie Dog Town

Prairie dogs are a keystone species. Over 150 other species depend on them as food, and, the habitat which they create. Five species of prairie dogs were once common across the central and western grasslands of North America, likely more than one billion strong. But the widespread destruction of prairie

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The American Prairie Reserve

A visionary public-private effort to recreate a portion of the Northern Great Plains ecosystem is underway in Montana. Many hope another such effort will materialize on the Southern Great Plains, perhaps centered around Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle. NOTE: this article initially appeared on ShootingSportsman.com It

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Get Paid for Watching the Grass Grow: Carbon Sequestration, Texas-Style

Fans of carbon credit transfers should focus on grassland restoration through holistic planned grazing. Unlike many carbon credit boondoggles, planned grazing is not based on fake science. And it works – thereby helping wildlife, habitat, and ranchers. NOTE: this post is taken from Forbes.com. The article was published on December

Best Tools for No-Till Farming

These principals readily apply to ranching. Keeping desert rangeland covered with plants is the rancher’s most important challenge. NOTE: This post initially appeared on MotherEarthNews.com this month First, the bad news: We’ve lost millions of tons of soil from croplands in the United States annually for the

The Grasslands: Nice to Visit, Critical to Save

Excellent videos from the Savory Center Project posted to IndieGogGo at: https://goo.gl/fWVzLY Help us save the grasslands, stop climate change, fight desertification, and end world poverty. It’s true. The grasslands may not seem like the world’s hottest eco destination. They’re not as colorful as