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A talk with Carter Smith of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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Watch and listen to a talk with Carter Smith the Executive Director and Tom Harvey the Deputy Director of Communications of the Texas Parks ...

 

Get to know Aurelia Skipwith the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Watch and listen to a talk with Aurelia Skipwith as she discusses the focus and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and how they work with private landowners to manage habitat for threatened and endangered species.

 

Better Grazing Through Burning

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“The prairie has to have fire or it’s going to be gone—we’re going to lose it to the encroachment of trees.” Those are the words of rancher Ed Koger of southwest Kansas.

 

Tackling Idaho’s Cheatgrass Challenge

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This booklet serves as a call-to-action to reduce cheatgrass and other invasive annual grasses in sagebrush country by providing information on the invasive annual grass issue, laying out a proactive strategy for tackling the problem, and describing some actions land managers can take to fight back.& ...

 

Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program

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The Governor’s Task Force on the Creation of a Forest Carbon Program was established by Executive Order on January 13, 2021. The Executive Order directs the Task Force to develop incentives to encourage forestland management practices that increase carbon storage specifically on woodland owners of 10 to 10,000 acres while maintaining harvest levels overall.& ...

 

Controlling Invasive Species

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It is often difficult for landowners to cultivate desirable plant species on their property. An even more frustrating task is keeping unwanted plants at bay.

 

Taking the First Step - Farm and Ranch Alternative Enterprise and Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide

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This publication was prepared in response to requests from local advisors, farmers, and ranchers for a simple guide to the first step in identifying alternative income-producing agricultural enterprises and agritourism opportunities.

 

2013-2014 Cover Crop Survey Report

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This document summarizes information from farmers across the United States, both users and non-users of cover crops, who responded to a cover crop survey.

 

Finding Farmland

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A farmer's guide to working with land trusts.

 

Ecosystem Service Market Development - The Role and Opportunity for Finance

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The creation of tradable credits for the development or preservation of ecosystem services has emerged as a method to provide such payments.

 

Leveraging the Landscape - State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2012

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Over the last three years, projects that address the relationships between carbon and forests have moved from the sidelines of international climate action to center field.

 

WHEP Program a Win-win For California Rice, Waterbirds

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The Montna farming family of Dingville, Calif., successfully integrates commercial rice production on its 3,000 acres of land with habitat enhancement practices which benefits waterbirds, thanks to a partnership with California's NRCS.

 

Green versus gray - Nature's solutions to infrastructure demands

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Investors are increasingly considering the importance of green infrastructure solutions in saving the environment. 

 

Happy 127th Birthday Aldo Leopold!

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January 11th, 2014 marked Aldo Leopold’s 127th Birthday.

 

Forest Loss on the Rebound - Sustaining Investments for America's Natural Resource Future

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Local Food a Growing Trend for Land Trusts

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Land trusts across the country are preserving agricultural lands to support local food systems. 

 

Appraisals and Valuations - How the Gift is Valued

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For purposes of the tax rules, the value of a property is equal to what it would sell for if it were put to the most valuable economic use that is possible under the circumstances.&n ...

 

CONSERVE RANKIN COUNTY - Buffers boast benefits on & off farms

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When you hear the word “buffer,” what do you think of? Maybe it evokes a safety net, a filter, or an area of shrubs and trees. In the landscape context, that’s pretty much what it is.

 

Farmers Themselves Prove to be Best Ambassadors When it Comes to Making the Case for Agriculture

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In the Southeast, we have some of the most thoughtful and intelligent producers in the world, and they’re willing to openly share their views and expertise in a way that reflects well on the entire agricultural community.

 

Invasive plants, energy development threaten Southwest rangeland

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While invasive plants and energy development threaten southwest rangeland, agricultural conversion remains at the top of the list of future threats.

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Cooperative Conservation AmericaWhat is Cooperative Conservation America? CCA is a public forum for collecting and sharing the cooperative conservation stories, lessons, models and achievements of all Americans. It provides citizen conservationists from every walk of life an opportunity to contribute to, and learn from, a common pool of conservation knowledge, tools, and practices - a cumulative and evolving database of information that will advance citizen stewardship, foster community-based conservation, encourage and support the vital role of private lands and landowners, and expand and strengthen shared governance in the care and conservation of America's lands, waters, and wildlife.

 

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