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

With the industry in trouble, Massachusetts growers and environmentalists see opportunity in restoring the land.

For Struggling Cranberry Farmers, Wetland Restoration Offers a Way Out — or a Chance at Survival

Research and funding partners have now pulled support for the Darling line of transgenic trees, a significant setback for restoration plans.

A Lab Error Just Upended Years of Work on the GMO American Chestnut Tree 

The benefits of new habitats planted near agricultural fields might outweigh the risk of pesticide exposure in monarch butterflies — but don’t assume that’s true for all insects.

For Monarchs, Milkweed Matters More than Pesticides

Letting “nature’s engineers” do their work can help mitigate drought, improve biodiversity, and help curb the spread of wildfires.

From Foe to Friend, (Some) Ranchers Are Welcoming Beavers Back

Strategically placed rocks can help shelter wildlife and maintain healthy ecosystems — but good luck convincing farmers to like them.

Learning to Love Rocks

Unhealthy sagebrush habitats threaten ranching and endangered species, while fueling more frequent and intense wildfires. Incarcerated people in five Western states are helping restore these habitats.

Prisoners Are Saving Western Rangelands

To repopulate land with specialized native flora, it’s not as easy as visiting the seed store.

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