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The Science Behind WLFW’s Riparian and Wet Meadow Restoration
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The Science Behind WLFW’s Riparian and Wet Meadow Restoration

Working Lands for Wildlife researchers and scientists have spent years researching how sage grouse use the West's mesic habitats, how best to restore those habitats, and ...
Webinar | Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration: Reading the Landscape to Recognize Opportunities
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Webinar | Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration: Reading the Landscape to Recognize Opportunities

Wet or mesic habitats are rare but disproportionately important habitats within western rangelands. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing nature ...
Oregon Ranchers Sustain “Heart Of The Desert”
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Oregon Ranchers Sustain “Heart Of The Desert”

Maintaining an “emerald island” in the middle of the desert is no small task. Here’s how the Fitzgeralds do it on their Oregon ...
Low-Tech Riparian And Meadow Restoration Keeps Rangelands Greener Longer
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Low-Tech Riparian And Meadow Restoration Keeps Rangelands Greener Longer

New research shows low-tech restoration methods increased vegetation productivity by 25% and kept plants greener longer, resulting in greater ...
What Is Low-Tech Stream Restoration?
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What Is Low-Tech Stream Restoration?

River expert Joe Wheaton explains how simple, cost-effective, hand-built structures are helping repair streams across the ...
High School Students Help Restore Montana Sagebrush
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High School Students Help Restore Montana Sagebrush

Partners come together -- including youth field crews -- to improve working lands for wildlife in southwest ...
Starter Guide For Healing Degraded Meadows With Hand-Built Structures In Sagebrush Country
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Starter Guide For Healing Degraded Meadows With Hand-Built Structures In Sagebrush Country

New NRCS Technical Note provides a case study from Colorado’s Gunnison Basin to help partners replicate cost-effective watershed restoration ...