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The Bourbon Industry Relies on White Oaks, Which Are in Decline. Now, They’re All In on Saving Them

Modern Farmer

The White Oak Initiative , a group of researchers, government agencies and industry insiders dedicated to conservation, estimates that there are more than 100 million acres of white oak across the US, and roughly 75 percent of that is mature. It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically.

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Can Agroforestry Breathe New Life Into Carbon Markets?

Civil Eats

He’s still in the livestock business—cows, chickens, and goats all graze across Good Wheel’s 42 acres. million tons of offsets purchased by Microsoft in fiscal year 2021–22, for example, were tied to forestry initiatives. (A .” “You can tell I just don’t care about that anymore,” RiCharde says with a laugh. agriculture.

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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Practices That Sequester Carbon and Increase Resilience Within EQIP and CSP in particular, the practices that receive funding through the IRA tend to accomplish multiple ecological goals. Some selections can increase yields and profits per acre. Some of the highest impact comes from agroforestry practices.

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The American Chestnut Tree is Coming Back. Who is It For?

Modern Farmer

The beloved and ecologically important species was harvested by Indigenous peoples for millennia and once numbered in the billions, providing food and habitat to countless birds, insects, and mammals of eastern forests, before being wiped out by rampant logging and a deadly fungal blight brought on by European colonization.

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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. 22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. He chose St.

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Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

Agritecture Blog

Local residents have been working to restore and conserve the deforested land through sustainable, ecologically-oriented farming methods. Data from Global Forest Watch indicate that the municipality of San José del Fragua alone lost 1,433 acres of forest between 2020 and 2021. The stream had dried up because it had been deforested.

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Why California Wineries are Embracing Fire to Avoid Disaster

Modern Farmer

principal forestry program manager for the Napa County Resource Conservation District , which provides technical and financial support to the community and educates people about being better stewards of the land. Most of the 340-acre ranch is undeveloped, and Morison purposely kept it that way for 25 years. “My