Landscape Planning for Environmental Benefits
This revision of a 2008 Agroforestry Note includes new research and case studies of agroforestry in broader (landscape-level) conservation initiatives. It discusses benefits, challenges, and planning and collaboration considerations to support natural resource professionals working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners.
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The country that raised us
Jim and Iris Willadsen, 91 and 90, spent their lives watching the landscape around Pole Mountain change.They remember when the road across the mountain was gravel. When cowboys slept at a nearby camp and poker games could be heard until daylight. They remember when the mountain belonged largely to the military, not the public, and recreation was limited.Through all those changes, one thing…
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Net Positive for Nature on National Forests
Across the West, lands are scarred with reminders of overuse and undermanagement. A century of fire suppression has resulted in unhealthy and overstocked forests. The cost to treat an acre of land can range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. This leaves private landowners and government agencies faced with a financial limbo — who is paying for all of this and how?As the…