A new pilot program aims to reward Manitoba farmers who shift marginal acres into perennial forage. Beginning with the 2026 crop year, growers who plant forage on low-performing land will receive a 15% discount on Forage Establishment Insurance, with additional savings available[...]
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How Brazil Plans to Link Economic Growth With Forest Conservation
Brazil is using its turn as host of COP30 to push an ambitious idea: that a country can grow its economy while sharply cutting emissions and reducing inequality. Recent gains — including a major drop in deforestation — are fueling that confidence.[...]
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Students ‘think like a prairie’ with hands-on art experience
A group of high school students in Grafton recently traded textbooks for prairie grass, turning soil, seeds, and stems into paints, paper, and clay plates. The project, called Thinking Like a Prairie, blends art with ecology, helping students see the land not[...]
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Feds takes next step in removing protections from 6.4 million acres of Montana’s national forests
The Trump administration is moving to roll back the 2001 Roadless Rule, a policy that has long protected nearly 60 million acres of national forest land from logging and road-building. Supporters, including Montana leaders, frame the repeal as overdue flexibility for forest[...]
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Watch: North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade
For decades, the Waterfowl Brigade has been shaping young conservationists in Texas — and now North Dakota has its own chapter. This summer, the first battalion of the North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade brought teens together for a week of leadership training, ecology[...]
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Watch: Cattle Grazing on Wildlife Management Areas Improves Prairie
On a stretch of native prairie in Morton County, cattle and wildlife share the land — and both seem to benefit. The 640-acre wildlife management area, one of North Dakota’s oldest, has seen healthier grasslands since grazing returned a decade ago. Rancher[...]
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Can protecting nature be nonpartisan?
The Trump administration is reshaping how America treats its public lands—quietly handing over millions of acres in Alaska while rolling back environmental protections nationwide. But within that shifting landscape, a new conservative-led effort is emerging to redefine what environmental stewardship means on[...]
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Inside the movement to recognize nature as an artist
The next time you press play on a song that features birdsong, rainfall, or rustling leaves, it might be worth asking — should nature get credit? A growing number of artists think so, blending natural sounds into music while channeling royalties back[...]
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Shh … Listen: ‘Forest bathing’ study gets underway in Stockholm
Sometimes the best remedy for stress isn’t a screen or a prescription — it’s a walk in the woods. A new study in Stockholm is taking a closer look at “forest bathing,” a practice that began in Japan and encourages people to[...]
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Building a bridge with the help of 10 mules on North Dakota’s Maah Daah Hey Trail
Building a bridge in the North Dakota Badlands isn’t just an engineering feat—it’s a return to tradition. When trucks can’t get there without scarring the land, the U.S. Forest Service turns to its oldest allies: pack mules. For the first time in[...]
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Western states step up to save their wetlands
The Supreme Court’s Sackett decision may have redefined what counts as a federally protected wetland—but it didn’t change what wetlands actually do. They still filter drinking water, buffer floods, and store massive amounts of carbon. Now, with federal protections slashed, it’s up[...]
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Watch: How are the Ducks Doing in 2025? They’re Declining
North Dakota’s annual spring duck survey offers a sobering snapshot of the state’s changing wetlands. With May pond counts at their 52nd lowest in 78 years, waterfowl populations continue to fall. This year’s estimated breeding duck population sits at 2.66 million—down 9%[...]
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Watch: Celebrating Prairie Day
North Dakota’s grasslands are more than scenery — they’re a living legacy. On June 7, Governor Kelly Armstrong declared it Prairie Day, honoring the ranchers who care for these vital ecosystems. With only a quarter of historic grasslands left, conservation is now[...]
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Daines, Sheehy wrestle with reemergence of public land sale proposal in Trump’s big budget bill
A plan to sell off half a million acres of public land in Nevada and Utah is back on the table—and it’s putting pressure on Montana’s senators to take a clear stand. After the controversial proposal was dropped in the House, Utah’s[...]
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Poll, online map show conservation is ‘big win’ for SD farmers
A new mapping tool shows South Dakota is a big player on the farm conservation scene. The online feature coincides with a new poll, revealing most farmers want stronger funding for climate-smart practices. In a survey of nearly 500 farms around the[...]
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Dakota College Bottineau Announces 2025 Conservation Award Recipients
Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is excited to announce two recipients of the DCB Conservation Award this year. The recipients will be recognized on Earth Day, Friday, April 25, 2025, at 12:00 pm on DCB Campus in the Molberg Forestry Building –[...]