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Producing Top Quality Wool

A picture of sheep grazing
Marine Corps Officer in a 1960s era wool uniform. (Photo courtesy of Eric Davis) From the sweater you wear, to airplane carpets, wool is one of the most incredible fibers in the world. It can keep you warm, its ability to absorb almost a third of its weight in water can keep you dry, and its low level of combustion can even keep you safe. Each…
#Farming, #Livestock, #Grazing, #Conservation, #LandManagement, #Military, #History

Working together for clean water, healthy streams

A picture of two women planting a tree in a large grassy area where many other trees have been planted.
Volunteers are key to our efforts to plant trees and improve watersheds. They do the hard work of planting young trees in the ground and affixing plastic tubing that protect saplings from deer that would otherwise eat the trees. (Photo courtesy Chesapeake Bay Program) The earthy smell of…
#SharedStewardship, #Partnerships, #Watershed, riparian, #Wildlife, #Trout, #Farming, #Fish, #Freshwater