Sentences with phrase «creating wildlife habitats»

I'm a big believer in creating wildlife habitats and tree planting — but not for carbon counting reasons.

But instead of the black and lifeless lake that lay impounded behind it just two years ago, now there is a firm, rolling meadow sprinkled with snags for hawks to roost on and boulders to create wildlife habitat.

For him, there is no better place to start than right outside their own door by creating a wildlife habitat garden.

Nationally recognized goat and cattle graziers will discuss management and marketing of meat goats; grazing and browsing principles; fencing, water and mineral needs; use of guard dogs; contract vegetation management; fee grazing; range monitoring; and creating wildlife habitat at the conference, which will be held in Room 216 of the Consolidated Information Center Building.

I create wildlife habitat gardens to attract all species.

Not exact matches

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

Farmers using climate - smart practices understand that trees do a lot on farms: they can act as windbreaks, reducing soil erosion; they can enrich soil; they can filter water, resulting in higher water quality; they provide shade for workers and shade - loving plants; they create habitat for wildlife and wildlife corridors; they suck up and store greenhouse gasses — the list goes on.

California vineyards are designed with the larger ecosystem in mind, preserving vernal pools, oak woodlands, and other wildlife habitats and creating nest boxes for owls, raptors and other beneficial birds.

At the ecosystem level, the maintenance of natural areas within and around organic fields and absence of chemical inputs create suitable habitats for wildlife.

We create and enhance habitat on our wildlife sanctuaries and support native plants and wildlife across the state through active land management, monitoring, and research.

WHEREAS, Farms also provide jobs, use less in services than they pay in property taxes, maintain wildlife habitat and water quality when well - managed, create beautiful scenic vistas, highlight the cultural heritage of many rural areas in the County, and offer fresh, local food to County residents;

As part of the wildlife habitat improvements at Ship Canal Commons, large tree trunks were weighted and placed on the bottom of the Union Ship Canal and partially buried in the underwater stabilization berm with the roots exposed to create artificial reefs.

The mangrove forests along tropical and subtropical coastlines provide myriad benefits: They buffer against waves and wind, inhibit erosion, create habitat for wildlife and fish, and prevent saltwater intrusion into rivers and streams.

The CEAP assessment, led by Jeffery Larkin, professor of biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and forest bird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife species.

Eco-offsetting — creating habitats to replace ones lost to development — can save wildlife, but may instead help business trump nature

It also calls for creating «marine conservation zones» and would «pioneer a new system of conservation credits to protect habitats and create incentives to invest in wildlife.»

The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that shoppers» willingness to pay more for sustainably grown palm oil could create profitable incentives for producers to preserve certain wildlife habitats.

He also explain a little about the different habitats which can be created in a pond and how this benefits wildlife — both plants and animals.

For grades 4 - 6 A special learning poster includes an interview with a burrowing owl (they're the stars of the movie), tips for getting outside to observe wildlife in your school's neighborhood, and ideas for creating habitats.

Metro Parks and Nature protects water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and creates opportunities to enjoy nature close to home through a connected system of parks, trails and natural areas.

This entry in the Protecting Food Chains series opens with an explanation of food chains and how they create a larger food web and the importance of protecting the habitat and its wildlife.

Charlie Potter, host of Chicago radio station WGN's Great Outdoors program («dedicated to bringing to WGN listeners outdoor information in an honest and entertaining format») and president of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation (whose mission involves «actively creating solutions through programs of management, education, research and communications that strongly enhance the conservation of fish, game, wildlife and their habitats»), is blaming declining Northern bobwhite numbers on feral cats.

These native plant communities will help prevent further erosion and create important habitat for native wildlife.

Presidio Habitat Stewards April 11, 2018 Wednesday, 9 am - noon Location: Presidio of San Francisco Help enhance rare native plant habitat and create important wildlife corridors in the Presidio of San Francisco.

Presidio Habitat Stewards April 21, 2018 Saturday, 9 am - noon Location: Presidio of San Francisco Help enhance rare native plant habitat and create important wildlife corridors in the Presidio of San Francisco.

Presidio Habitat Stewards April 22, 2018 Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco Help enhance rare native plant habitat and create important wildlife corridors in the Presidio of San Francisco.

About 60 % of the country is still forest therefore creating the perfect habitat for birds and wildlife.

There are also mangroves containing creating a habitat for some extraordinary wildlife.

The landscape surrounding the ocean front Inn by the Sea is planted with native materials selected to create habitat and food sources for local wildlife.

In «Hyphenated Lives» (2015), a collection of artworks that resemble zoological and botanical drawings, Kallat has created hybrid birds, animals, trees and flowers by artistically fusing species appropriated as national symbols in conflicted countries — symbolically unifying the divided nations which are their habitat, through fictive wildlife.

In its news release, the company said the money will be spent to create, restore, improve and protect wildlife habitat along the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and will go to projects beyond the cleanups and wildlife rescues that BP is already paying for or has pledged to undertake.

However, if yearly payments could be made on the basis of measured soil organic matter, rather than merely the withdrawal of the land for economic use, we would see much more wildlife habitat created, more grassfed beef raised, better water quality, a more secure income for landowners based on stewardship, and perhaps less conversion to monocrop grain production.

The group recently completed the acquisition of Arrow Park lands in Monroe, adding 254 acres of pristine woodlands to Sterling Forest and creating a greater amount of contiguous open space — crucial for wildlife dependent on a variety of habitats.

So I was excited to read a story in The Guardian about Steart Marshes, a # 20m project to create a 250 - hectare salt marsh as a form of both natural flood defense and much - needed wildlife habitat too.

And that creates a key conservation challenge: making sure that human land use doesn't sever the habitat connections needed by wildlife.»

Daryl Smith, the director of the TPC, believes that using the multiple species plantings on sandy, marginal agricultural land could yield several benefits, not least of which would be reducing soil erosion and creating better habitats for wildlife.

According to the video below, created as part of the Living the Change series by Happen Films, describes how Martin abandoned the world of high finance and city living and chose, instead, to create a beautiful farm that features a productive vegetable garden, food forest, and wildlife habitats too.

«A lot of emphasis is given to housing density whereas this would provide an opportunity for homebuyers to live in a more balanced environment where brownfield sites and other inhospitable sites are properly remediated and put to good use, as well as creating and providing better habitats for wildlife.

So by cultivating an allotment you are single - handedly helping to create essential habitats for bees and other wildlife without which our ecosystem would suffer, crop yields would fall and the world would be a poorer place.