Wildlife Ponds: If you Build it, They will Come
NM Soil Health Champion Carl Struck constructed a pond to capture snow melt and rain run-off.
NM Soil Health Champion Carl Struck constructed a pond to capture snow melt and rain run-off.
Ariel Greenwood shows that repairing wetlands on ranches reaps high rewards for biodiversity, forage growth and overall rehydration of the land.
Join us on Saturday, August 6, 2022 for a hands-on, experiential workshop led by Soil Health Champion Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning.
“Most of us don’t really know what it is like to run out of water. Our farmers have had some good hints about it. They will tell you when you are out of water, you are out of water. My own story illustrates that.” Soil Health Champion Lynn Montgomery, Placitas, NM
Although climate change is a global issue, it can and must be addressed locally. Start by restoring local natural cycles, and the first cycle we look to is water.
It is strange we don’t pay much attention to our soil and water, as all of life depends on them. It begs the question why children love mud so much…
Understanding the aquifer systems beneath the High Plains is critical to preserve groundwater resources, improve water cycling and influence soil health.
There is a powerful, beneficial partnership between the hydrologic cycle circulating life-giving water and the carbon-based, soil-building, carbon-cycling life in the soil—known as the soil-carbon sponge.
Traditional farmers have the tools to make agriculture one of our most restorative solutions to the climate crisis –but for land based ways of life to persist we need policy that supports implementation and improvement of these strategies.
Happy National Soil Health Day! We’re celebrating with the release of a short video, featuring New Mexico ranchers sharing the principles & benefits of planned grazing for greater soil health.