Preserving habitats for imperiled grassland bird species| Audubon Audubon Great Lakes
Working to stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with farmers and ranchers.| Audubon Audubon Great Lakes
The aftermath of a historic 2020 heat wave could still be felt in Siberia a year later.| Eos
Grasslands tend to get left out of conservation discussion. New research from the World Resources Institute maps how they've changed over the past 20 years. The post Mapping Grasslands: An Underappreciated Ecosystem first appeared on Landsat Science.| Landsat Science
Driving across the plains it is easy to distinguish Conservation Reserve Program fields from original intact rangeland. The vegetation is dense and clumpy with tall stalks and layers of decomposing litter. For some birds, like a Grasshopper Sparrow or a Scaled Quail, CRP makes a significant difference; it IS habitat. For other species...| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Erosion is particularly detrimental to the arid grasslands of eastern Colorado, where vegetation relies heavily on efficient delivery of the little rain it receives. Even drought-tolerant plants will decline in these extreme conditions, leaving the landscape dotted with large patches of bare soil.| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies