As Point Blue Conservation Science explores climate resilient management for working landscapes, we are excited to share a new partnership focused on grassland compost application. The collaborative project entitled COMMONS, for Changing Organic Matter Management Of National Soils, has produced a spatial planning tool to help guide compost application to maximize soil health and carbon
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New Community Designed Software for Streamlining Conservation on Agricultural Lands
Using diverse social science approaches to improve module development of the farmOS Conservation Planner. Written* and Reviewed by: Liat Wilde, Point Blue Conservation Science, Social Scientist Greg Austic, Our Sci Dan TerAvest, Our Sci Mike Stenta, farmOS Erin Pearse, Cal Poly, Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience Erika Foster, Point Blue Conservation Science, Director of
Thinking Beyond Carbon, Policy Recommendations for U.S. Agricultural Resilience
Centering carbon sequestration in agricultural management may not be enough. Instead, focusing on overall soil health will meet more stakeholder goals and create a more resilient U.S. agricultural system. In a new peer-reviewed agricultural policy brief published in Frontiers open-source journal, current and former Point Blue staff joined with colleagues from Carbon180, University of Oklahoma,
Major USDA Grant to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture
In September, the USDA announced a huge new pot of funding, sending $2.8 billion to 70 climate-smart agriculture projects. Each project aims, in its own way, to support the production of climate-smart commodities, which are defined as those that are produced using practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon. We’re excited to share
Hope is Green and Soggy in the Sierra Nevada
It was July 28, 2021, I was sitting in my living room overlooking Lake Almanor in the Northern Sierra Nevada, having spent the morning raking fir needles and covering attic vents, I was hunched over the air purifier sucking in as much fresh air as I could get. It was 3 weeks into the Dixie Fire, and the sky, much like what the San Francisco Bay Area experienced in the fall of 2020, had looked an eerie orange for weeks from wildfire smoke with little relief. I was alone, having sent my family out of harm’s way the week before.
Science News: Birds in the Valley, Restoration in the City
Teaming up for Drought Response As Californians work to address the increasing threat of severe drought as part of climate change, Point Blue is playing a critical role in making sure that waterbirds have a voice at the table. Over the last three months, and continuing into this winter, Point Blue, in partnership with The
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