"Invasion Biology" Holistic Management at Work Holistic management uses a long term planning process that assigns to environmental and social outcomes the same importance as profits.
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone Elk Migration Trail: Amazing Camera Trap Highlights Elk, mule deer, coyotes, wolves, grizzly bear, and a porcupine all use the same trail high in the mountains of western Wyoming in this video by the Wyoming Migration Initiative
Biodiversity Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations Recent GPS tracking of migratory mule deer and other big game species revealed that animal trails radiate out in all directions from Jackson Hole to the far reaches of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
"Invasion Biology" Want to Fight the Feral Hog Problem in Texas? Start With $8k, a Helicopter and a Machine Gun. “Helicopter hog hunting in and of itself does not reduce the total feral hog population by a very large amount,” Britt said, “but it can manage a regional area.”
Animal Growth Goats Clearing Meadows and Forest at Pitchstone Waters #3 Third in a series: On the Fall River in Idaho, 5-miles from the southwest corner of Yellowstone Park, we use goats instead of herbicides to control weeds and stimulate grasses in sagebrush meadows. Third in a series. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on October 21,
Bio-Diversity Goats Clearing Meadows and Forest at Pitchstone Waters #2 We use goats instead of herbicides to control weeds and stimulate grasses in sagebrush meadows.
Bio-Diversity Goats Clearing Meadows and Forest at Pitchstone Waters #1 We use goats instead of herbicides to control weeds and stimulate grasses in forests and meadows
Elk Why I Hunt: A New Mexico Elk Hunt Special thanks to RMEF Films partner Bass Pro Shops and the Express UU Bar Ranch in New Mexico. Thanks to their commitment to conservation, RMEF is able to tell this story
Baby Bears Baby Black Bear Learns the Ropes A baby black bear must "learn the ropes" from mom in order to survive.
"Wolves" Wolves and Moose at Pitchstone Waters It’s springtime at Pitchstone Waters Ranch, which means that we can access our game cameras in the high forests along our boundary with the national forest, and see last winter’s photos.
Bio-Diversity Goats, Brush, Weeds and Wildfire Goats and cattle can reduce brush, control “weeds” and forbs, reduce wildfire and stimulate plant growth on forest floors and meadows
Beaver Dams How Do Beavers Build a Dam? Impoundments are crucial for the species as they provide ponds as protection against predators. And the beavers of the wet grassland of Wyoming are certainly no exception to the rule.
Bio-Diversity Living Soil Film This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S.
Conservation Gulleys for Grassland Restoration: #7 Best Equipment When we divert rainstorm runoff from eroding gulleys to restore desertifying canyons and grasslands, what are the best equipment & practices?
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #9: Harvesting Water in Steep Canyons Restoring the Southwest’s desert grasslands takes water. Most ranches treat eroding gulleys and roads – and their stormwater runoffs – as liabilities.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #8 - Using an Eroded Gulley to Recreate a Wet Meadow 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.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Desert Grassland Restoration #2 Using a gulley to create a riparian meadow in the desert
Bio-Diversity Hunting Is Conservation - Hunting is Sustainable, Helps Species Thrive When you take a step back and look at the big picture, it's more than evident that Hunting Is Conservation.
Bio-Diversity Energy Development Abuse Threatens Port Aransas and Texas' Bays and Estuaries The idea of lessening regulation to achieve energy independence is a good one until it is catastrophically abused as it is in South Texas’ coastal estuaries.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon at Circle Ranch Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon discusses specific gulley problems and treatments in a mountain canyon at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas.
Bio-Diversity Sandhill Cranes Talking Near Cascade Idaho This group of Sandhill Cranes were vocalizing in a meadow near Cascade Reservoir in Idaho.
"Invasion Biology" The Rules that Govern Life on Earth - with Sean B Carroll Evolutionary biologist Sean B Carroll reveals how a few simple rules govern all life on earth, from the cells in our bodies to populations of animals on the Serengeti.
"Invasion Biology" A Symbol of the Range Returns Home Thanks to their hardiness, bighorn sheep have long been a symbolic species. Circle Ranch has a growing, healthy herd of desert bighorn.
"Invasion Biology" Drought Busters 101 “Drought Busters” is an inexpensive, quick, physiologically and economically sustainable method of habitat and wildlife restoration.
Bio-Diversity "Conserving" Wild Bison? Decades of experience with wildlife and forestry management show that state agencies generally produce better results than federal agencies.
