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Must reads for anyone looking for the best of On Land.
Big Changes Underway for Grazing on Public Lands
Grazing is an essential tool in the quest to manage forests and grasslands for the benefit of people and wildlife. Our nation relies, in part, on the food and fiber produced
An Old Map Could Provide a New Vision for Water Management in the West
There are a lot of cartographic ways to envision the Colorado River Basin. We now have high-definition satellite imagery that tells us nearly to the minute what the earth looks
The cost to build conservation into the business plan
Idaho’s King’s Crown Organic Farm and Ranch In southern Idaho, where annual precipitation averages less than eight inches and spring winds can strip bare fields down to sand in a matter
What’s Going on Down There? Satellites, Irrigation, and Science with Perry Cabot
Perry Cabot is using cutting-edge science to understand evapotranspiration rates and how farmers and ranchers can adapt to drought in a drier West.
We Are Not Ready For The Scorching, Parched Summer Ahead
We’ve all read the innumerable news articles about the looming catastrophe on the Colorado River. The Upper and Lower Basins have failed to find a compromise, they’ve blown past multiple deadlines to come
New Report Shines Light on Importance of Private Land Stewardship to all of us
“If we take care of the land, the land will take care of us” is more than a timeless saying—it’s a line item in private landowners’ budgets. New research from the Western