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I love birds and bird watching – from the aerial twists and turns of the agile barn swallow, to the sally and hover of a flycatcher catching a moth, to the adorable top knot of the rotund California quail. Birds bring me great personal enjoyment and define a part of my being. The technical scientific … Read more

Ohio farmer takes a whole-farm approach to conservation During heavy spring rains, Allen Dean watched a 60-foot tree float down the creek that crosses through one of his farms in Williams County, Ohio. Dean doesn’t usually see such immense objects float by, but he is accustomed to finding large wood chunks in his fields after … Read more

A new book from TNC and partners offers lessons and a vision for restoring – rewilding – retired agricultural lands in the San Joaquin Valley in ways that could recover an entire community of endangered plants and animals as well as benefit local communities through sustainable agriculture, improved water supply, water quality, air quality and … Read more

There is wealth in dirt, but only if we collectively recognize and treat our soils as the capital assets that they are.  Regenerative agriculture is a set of farming practices that enriches soils, increases resilience to climate change and offers other ecological benefits. Such practices include green cover crops, no-till farming, agroforestry, and terracing for … Read more