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"Trees for Tribs is a statewide effort to reforest New York's tributaries - small creeks and streams that flow into larger rivers and lakes - by planting trees and shrubs along these waterways. The goal is to create or improve riparian (streamside) buffers to decrease erosion, reduce flooding damage, improve wildlife and stream habitat, and protect water quality." "Buffer in a Bag Program Through Buffer in a Bag, organizations and private landowners can apply to receive a bag of free tree and shrub seedlings to help establish or improve a stream buffer. Each bag includes 25 native tree and shrub seedlings that are well-suited to streamside conditions. This year's species* are red osier dogwood, pussy willow, silky dogwood, red oak, and white spruce. The seedlings are approximately 1-2 feet tall and bare root, except for the red osier dogwood, which will be cuttings or “live stakes.” Cuttings do not have roots which makes them easier to plant but they require frequent watering to keep them moist after planting. Tree and shrub seedlings are provided by the Colonel William F. Fox Saratoga Memorial Tree Nursery. *Species selection is subject to changes based on availability and number of applicants. Who is Eligible Anyone who owns land in New York State with at least 50 feet along a stream or waterbody is eligible to receive a free bag of seedlings. Organizations or individuals with permission to plant on a given property with stream or waterbody access may also participate. Applicants are limited to one bag per property, per application period." To learn more about why these buffers are important and program details, visit: https://lnkd.in/dCepwNf3 #KeepRocklandBeautiful #RocklandCounty #HudsonValley #HudsonValleyNY #Piermont #Clarkstown #Ramapo #Haverstraw #Orangetown #Suffern #NorthRockland #Monsey #Nanuet #Streams #Conservation #Environment

Wolf introduction is backfiring on Colorado From a guest column in the Denver Gazette by Tim Ritschard Article excerpts: “As a fifth-generation rancher, and current president of the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association, I endorse the Gazette’s recent editorial, “Don’t jeopardize Canadian wolves.” Coloradans should know what is really going on. The citizens of British Columbia should also know this. Only through an open records request to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) have we learned why many state and tribal governments have refused to send wolves to Colorado. For example, the Wind River Inter-Tribal Council cited growing public opposition in Colorado and the extremely close vote that started the program. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation rescinded their agreement to provide wolves after learning that CPW failed to consult with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe about the proposed wolf introduction project.” Link to article: https://lnkd.in/gv3T8WEs

There truly is no one-size-fits-all solution in holistic management, which is its joy and frustration. Join us on Monday, November 25th at 7 p.m. to visit with Ray Banister, a long-time rancher from Eastern Montana. Learn how the Boom-Bust grazing system creates resilient rangelands that can withstand the most challenging of nature’s extremes. Ray’s parents endured the Dust Bowl and consequently raised children who highly valued conservation. Ray says erosion is watching your money go down the creek or fly away on the wind, and he has always strived to keep his soil firmly anchored with forage. After decades of studying and practicing conservation, Ray was moved to boom-bust grazing in 1988, when he had to pay way too much money for hay. He decided he would never be in that position again. Since then, he has extended his grazing season, essentially drought-proofed the ranch, increased plant diversity in pastures, and kept his soil where it belongs. Katrina Johnson, District Conservationist for Wibaux NRCS, will accompany Ray. The two have worked together on several projects over the years and make a great presentation team. They would appreciate participants with inquisitive minds, lots of questions, and a sense of humor! Click the link below to join the Bull Session live on Monday evening. https://lnkd.in/gQTACqiK ------------ #WSEbullsession #bullsession #communitycall #ranchernetwork #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativerancher #regenrancher #wsemt

🌍The Black Grouse Translocation Project: Our Misson We’re excited to share our groundbreaking effort to combat the decline of black grouse populations. Our project’s first phase focuses on understanding brood foraging habitats in the North Pennines. With this knowledge, the second phase aims to translocate and re-establish black grouse in the North York Moors—expanding their range to suitable areas and giving them a better chance to thrive. Using radio transmitters and GPS tags, we are tracking their movements, settlement patterns, and survival to guide moorland management and protect the species from future climate impacts. With support from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme, we’ve already seen positive results—seven females tagged this spring, five nests, and three successfully hatched broods. However, as funding is coming to an end, we need your help to continue this vital work. Watch the video to learn more about how you can support our efforts to secure the future of the black grouse. Find out more about the project and show your support:https://lnkd.in/ennSVnKy #Conservation #BlackGrouse #WildlifeProtection #MoorlandManagement #SpeciesRecovery #ClimateAction #GWCT

15 additional gray wolves are to be released in Colorado in the new year From a report on RFD TV Despite the pleas of nearby cattle producers, fifteen more gray wolves are set to be introduced to Colorado in 2025. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says that the wolves will be released sometime in the first three months of the year. After feedback from stakeholders, they claim that they have set out to expand and improve their conflict minimalization plan. That includes site assessments, increasing conflict specialists, and training. The agency says that they are confident they will be successful at restoring a healthy, sustainable population of gray wolves to Colorado as mandated while avoiding and minimalizing impacts to ranchers and rural communities. Link to report: https://lnkd.in/gtwgUynj

"Trees for Tribs is a statewide effort to reforest New York's tributaries - small creeks and streams that flow into larger rivers and lakes - by planting trees and shrubs along these waterways. The goal is to create or improve riparian (streamside) buffers to decrease erosion, reduce flooding damage, improve wildlife and stream habitat, and protect water quality." "Buffer in a Bag Program Through Buffer in a Bag, organizations and private landowners can apply to receive a bag of free tree and shrub seedlings to help establish or improve a stream buffer. Each bag includes 25 native tree and shrub seedlings that are well-suited to streamside conditions. This year's species* are red osier dogwood, pussy willow, silky dogwood, red oak, and white spruce. The seedlings are approximately 1-2 feet tall and bare root, except for the red osier dogwood, which will be cuttings or “live stakes.” Cuttings do not have roots which makes them easier to plant but they require frequent watering to keep them moist after planting. Tree and shrub seedlings are provided by the Colonel William F. Fox Saratoga Memorial Tree Nursery. *Species selection is subject to changes based on availability and number of applicants. Who is Eligible Anyone who owns land in New York State with at least 50 feet along a stream or waterbody is eligible to receive a free bag of seedlings. Organizations or individuals with permission to plant on a given property with stream or waterbody access may also participate. Applicants are limited to one bag per property, per application period." To learn more about why these buffers are important and program details, visit: https://lnkd.in/d_YpcvzY #KeepRocklandBeautiful #RocklandCounty #HudsonValley #HudsonValleyNY #Piermont #Clarkstown #Ramapo #Haverstraw #Orangetown #Suffern #NorthRockland #Monsey #Nanuet #Streams #Conservation #Environment

Agricultural Land for Sale in Stafford County, KansasSE/4 26 22 14 Stafford County Kansas $2,400 per acre If you're looking for fertile land, this 160-acre property in Stafford County, Kansas is worth considering. Located in the Douglas Township, the land boasts a mix of CRP and dryland cropland acres. The intersection of NW 100th Street and NW 40 Ave Stafford County Kansas is where you'll find the property. 160 acres +/- dryland cropland acres. The seller's mineral interest will remain with the seller, but any water interest shall pass with the land. The CRP contract covering 106 acres +/- expired 09/2023 Soils on the property are primarily Pratt loamy fine sand (73.1%+/-) and Hayes Solvay loamy fine (22.7%+/-), with small portions of Farnum & Funmar Loams and Solvay loamy fine sand. Taxes $510.98 The land is approximately 38.5 miles away from Cheyenne Bottoms and 25.5 miles from Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

To millions of people, a "duck is just a duck." But #ducks are a diverse group of #birds occupying similar habitats with highly different behaviors, appearances, and needs. That's why #wetlands are so important, including #wetland habitat that isn't connected to a #river or other tributary. But the terminally #ignorant #SupremeCourt passed judgment on duck #habitat with its uninformed opinion that free-standing wetlands have no value and therefore no protection under the law. This leaves open millions of wetland acreage that #waterfowl need for breeding, feeding, migration, and survival. A generally willful ignorance of #nature and #science #denial among #rightwing #politicians and #fundamentalist #Christians is detrimental to #American #wildlife such as these Redhead and Scaup ducks. It's further bad news that a terminally naive #DonaldTrump plans to gut #environmental #regulations. Organizations such as #Ducksunlimited do great work, but will be swimming upstream against the tide of selfish #economics and #creationist idiocy fueling resistence to the realities of #evolution and #conservation. Photo by Christopher Cudworth, Gilbert Riparian Reserve, Arizona.

The Porkies are at risk. This affects all of us - especially Detroit. With the Michigan Senate voting TOMORROW on whether to approve a $50,000,000 grant to a foreign mining company, we felt the urgent need to dig into why this grant would be a catastrophic hit to Michigan's outdoor recreation industry. If we're willing to risk permanent pollution and degradation of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the Porkies and Lake Superior, then what does that say about us as an outdoor community? A $13.9 billion outdoor recreation industry? A beautiful state that we want to preserve for generations to come? Please consider joining our fight to #ProtectThePorkies. Please fight for your outdoors. #ExpeditionDetroit #Advocacy #PorcupineMountains #PureMichigan #Conservation #optoutside #FindYourPark Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office Michigan Department of Natural Resources Protect Our Winters Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Outdoor Industry Association REI Outside Outside For Business Michigan Wildlife Conservancy Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park Michigan Economic Development Corporation Midwest Vertical Journal Heart of the Lakes Change.org Detroit Greenways Coalition Detroit Free Press The Detroit News Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Vermonter, conservationist, and former Executive Director of the International Wolf Center, Walter Medwid responds to David Foster’s piece, “Wolves Are Expanding in Agricultural Denmark. Why Not New England?” in the Winter 2025 issue of From the Ground Up. Medwid illuminates a disconnect between public sentiment, which strongly supports coexistence with–not dominance over–wildlife, and public policy, which continues to villainize predators as nuisances and vermin. If coyotes, which partially fill the ecological role once held by wolves in New England, are hunted without restriction, what hope could there be for a return of their larger relatives? Wolves may add a degree of complication for wildlife managers and livestock owners , but with our ecosystems lacking the balance that apex predators create, Medwid makes a compelling case supporting their return. Further, restoring wolves “taps into our hardwired urge to repair past harm and right the wrong of defining high-order predators as something negative and unnecessary,” he writes. Read more of Medwid’s thoughts on the “dream of returning the wolf to New England,” and questions to consider before making that dream real: #conservation #newengland #northeast #landconservation #wwfc #winter2025 #vermont #rhodeisland #newhampshire #connecticut #maine #massachusetts #wolves #coyotes #cougar