University of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — ...

Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler [( Conservation often presents itself as a technical enterprise: how much land to protect, which ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

Due to the growing number of climate-smart programs that are available to growers, it can be hard to navigate. That’s just what the Conservation Connector was intended to change. Developed by The ...

As work continues on a new farm bill, the National Association of Conservation Districts is emphasizing the need for flexibility and technical assistance in conservation programs, the organization’s ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to 49 national conservation practice standards. The proposed revisions are ...

Jerry Raynor, then the Indiana state conservationist, visits a site in Starke County, Indiana, May 25, 2021 that was restored under NRCS's Wetland Reserve Easement Program. The easement includes 200.6 ...

One million species are threatened with extinction, many of them already in the coming decades. This unprecedented loss of biodiversity threatens valuable ecosystems and human well-being. But what is ...

Earn four credits this May by experiencing Brazil’s Atlantic Forest on this exciting CU Boulder Education Abroad Global Seminar. Obtain hands-on experience in the principles and practice of ...