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Conservation Clips is a weekly collection of articles distributed by NACD that provides our members and partners with the latest news in what's driving conservation. These articles are not indicative of NACD policy and are the opinions of their authors, unless otherwise noted. If you have a relevant submission or need assistance with accessing articles, please contact the NACD Communications Team.
By Nancy Wahl-Scheurich
06/22/21
The western monarch butterfly population has declined over 99 percent in the past 20 years. Western monarch counts in 2020 were the lowest yet, and the next several years will be a critical time to bring back the butterflies from a path to extinction, so CARCD has made monarch conservation a high priority.
By Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and National Association of Conservation Districts President Michael Crowder
06/17/21
When local conservation is properly supported, landowners can make the best possible decisions for their lands and the many species that call them home. With locally led conservation driving decisions, we all win – the greater sage-grouse included.
MSN: For greater sage grouse success, local control matters
By Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Michael Crowder
06/18/21
Local resources like conservation districts exist across every county in the U.S. and offer tested, trusted relationships with landowners in their communities, providing locally led conservation expertise and technical assistance.
06/17/21
Conservation district staff work with landowners to make appropriate land management decisions to not only conserve natural resources, but to establish and fortify biologically diverse habitat, including for endangered, threatened, or at-risk species.
By Holly Spangler
06/17/21
Illinois General Assembly votes to double funding for soil and water conservation districts, where technical staff has been decimated by funding cuts over the past decade.
By Jimy Tallal
06/22/21
Ever wonder who keeps an eye on whether there are any endangered steelhead trout or red-legged frogs left in Malibu’s creeks? Or who comes up with the plans for restoring areas near the mouths of Trancas and Topanga creeks back into lagoons? It’s the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM).
06/21/21
The McHenry County Conservation District is bringing exploration of the natural world to your home! The "Webby Wednesdays" program utilizes the Zoom communications platform allowing education staff to immerse participants in a local savanna, prairies or wetland, and bring animals to life.
Journal of the San Juans: Learn how to operate, rent a no-till drill
06/21/21
The San Juan Islands Conservation District is implementing a program to rent out their Great Plains 606NT No-Till Seed Drill for use by San Juan County farmers. Join the Conservation District, WSU Extension, and Natural Plant Solutions for an upcoming training to learn the basics of operating and renting the drill.
06/22/21
Washtenaw County residents could win $100 Visa gift cards for sharing their concerns about area natural resources and environmental issues through a new survey from the Washtenaw County Conservation District.
06/22/21
The first project is the Lemhi Soil and Water Conservation District plan to move a “problematic” diversion on the Lemhi River to aid fish habitat restoration. “The area has been identified as critical habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon and steelhead,” the program said in a news release. The project was allotted $85,000.
Royal Examiner: Conservation partners launch 4theSoil awareness initiative
06/14/21
Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are teaming up with the Virginia Soil Health Coalition to raise awareness for soil health and show more Virginians why they should be “4 the Soil.”
Growing America: National Pollinator Week
06/22/21
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proclamation to recognize the designation of the week of June 21 – 27, 2021 as National Pollinator Week.
06/1721
Perennials, shrubs and trees have been planted next to the Cross River in the Kimberly Bridge Picnic Area of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River. This riparian buffer will serve as a model for residents, municipalities and businesses to emulate along watercourses, wetlands and water bodies throughout Westchester County as interpretive signs have been installed for educational purposes.
06/17/21
The number of new wildfires in the U.S. so far this year is at a ten-year high, according to federal data, prompting warnings of a long, potentially dangerous summer of fire.
06/22/21
Among the vast monocrop fields in central Iowa, the indigenous community practices regenerative agriculture. Could it provide inspiration for farmers battling climate change?
By Ron Dungan
06/14/21
A group of researchers at Northern Arizona University recently studied the effects of thinning and burning in small areas throughout the state. Their research shows that treatments might last for at least two decades.
By Rachel Leslie
06/22/21
Team of UVM researchers join $23M nationwide effort to help U.S. dairy farmers improve sustainability through optimal soil health management.
By Hannah Ricker
06/18/21
After a historically dry winter, some growers are farming less land, switching crops, and trucking in water, or taking the season off entirely.
WMUR: More than 50 state-owned dams need major repairs, environmental officials say
By Mike Cherry
06/16/21
As lawmakers in Washington continue to debate what belongs in President Joe Biden's proposed infrastructure bill, New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services is urging the U.S. Treasury to earmark funds for dams. DES officials said more than 50 state-owned dams need major repairs.
By Dan Gunderson
06/22/21
Krusemark’s family was already committed to the type of agriculture that's focused on developing healthier soil — including many of the same practices that make them eligible to sell carbon credits.
06/21/21
(Subscriber Only) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on Friday signed a bill rushed through in a special legislative session that provides $100 million in funding this year to battle wildfires, react to the damage they cause and create a new force of more than 700 state inmates to clear brush.
Penn Live: Breaking down the effects of a drought that is affecting the entire Western U.S.
By Allison Arteaga Soergel
06/21/21
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how the health of a California grassland might be affected in a future with less biodiversity and a changing climate, particularly in the case of more frequent droughts.
Forbes: How President Biden’s Climate Plan Will Affect Cover Crops
By Lana Bandoim
06/18/21
During President Joe Biden's recent speech to Congress, he mentioned an important point about the climate plan that will affect the agricultural technology (agtech) sector. In his speech, he revealed paying farmers for planting cover crops that will help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
06/23/21
As the federal government prepares to declare a first-ever water shortage at Lake Mead, Arizona state leaders, Native American tribes, and philanthropic and corporate foundations are stepping up to help conserve water.
By Marc Heller
06/24/21
(Subscriber Only) The Senate today will take up legislation to help farmers participate in carbon markets, a key step toward addressing climate change through agriculture, sponsors say.
The health of the Chesapeake Bay is getting a better grade in an annual environmental report card.
06/23/21
However, pockets of unplowed grassland remain on many farms and acreages. Perhaps they were in a place difficult to grow and harvest field crops, or they were acres that farmers always used as grazing pasture or hay meadows. No matter how small or large, remnants have value.
06/22/21
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order on Tuesday launching a task force to explore carbon sequestration and the opportunities she said it presents for further economic development in Iowa.
By Morgan McFall-Johnsen and Madison Hall
06/23/21
The hottest months lie ahead, so this early extreme weather could foreshadow another devastating fire season.
06/22/21
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally.
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