The New Ranch Handbook: A Guide to Restoring Western Rangelands

Sayre, Nathan Freeman

ISBN 10: 0970826400 / ISBN 13: 9780970826404

Edité par Quivira Coalition, 2001

A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteedâ but the story's all there! N° de réf. du vendeur PKV.0970826400.G

Synopsis :

What began as a grassroots collaboration among a small number of ranchers and conservationists working to resolve rangeland problems has grown into an active faction of innovative (or visionary) ranchers called ""New Ranchers."" In The New Ranch Handbook, author Nathan F. Sayre demonstrates how livestock ranching and conservation values can be compatible and ranchers and environmentalists can work together to benefit rangelands. On New Ranches in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and elsewhere, livestock has been managed in progressive ways and the land has responded: vegetation is more diverse and productive, soils are more stable, streams and springs have come back to life. Wildlife, watersheds, livestock, and ranchers have all benefited. The New Ranch Handbook situates the practices of these ranches in relation to recent models and knowledge in range science and ecology. The six New Ranches profiled here demonstrate that this can be done economically and with far-reaching benefits to land, people, and wildlife. The New Ranch Handbook is essential reading for ranchers, agency officials, environmentalists, conservationists, biologists, rangeland managers, and anyone interested in sustainable agriculture.

À propos de l?auteur: Nathan F. Sayre received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago and is presently a postdoctoral researcher with the Agricultural Research Service - Jornada Experimental Range. He has been studying ranching, conservation, and urbanization issues in the American Southwest for the past five years and has worked extensively with the Quivira Coalition and other conservation organizations.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The New Ranch Handbook: A Guide to Restoring...
Éditeur : Quivira Coalition
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good