To make money farming native seeds and plants, commercial growers must navigate a myriad of challenges unique to the industry.

Commercial Growers Are Crucial to the Native Seed Supply — But How Do They Turn a Profit?

Forward-thinking ranchers are embracing virtual fencing technology for business reasons. Across this technology’s invisible barrier, wildlife waits with interest.

Virtual Fencing Is Great At Protecting Livestock. How About Natural Ecosystems?

Research shows women are less likely to harvest timber or to prioritize income generation than their male counterparts.

Women Are Managing More Forestland. Will the Land Change?

A new study found that over 30 million acres of arable land has been abandoned since the 1980s. Spoiler: It might be a rare win for both farmers and the environment.

Maybe It’s Fine to Abandon Cropland

There’s a new movement afoot, encouraging farmers to create bird habitats on their land. It provides natural insect control while mitigating the massive bird losses of recent decades.

Retro Pest Control: Inviting Birds Back to the Farm

As tensions have risen between owners of working cats and conservationists concerned with their environmental impacts, a beloved pastoral mainstay may be slipping away.

All “Ecosystem Preservation” Posts

Commercial Growers Are Crucial to the Native Seed Supply — But How Do They Turn a Profit?

Virtual Fencing Is Great At Protecting Livestock. How About Natural Ecosystems?

Women Are Managing More Forestland. Will the Land Change?

Maybe It’s Fine to Abandon Cropland

Retro Pest Control: Inviting Birds Back to the Farm

The Slow Death of the American Barn Cat