1. Pasture management intensity, livestock grazing and prescribed fire are three widespread agricultural practices that affect small, isolated wetlands, but few studies have investigated their ...

Wetlands are in the news again. It's timely, as corn harvest is nearly wrapped up, and fields are soon to be covered with snow. With the spring melt, drainage becomes a topic of interest. And so does ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service is easing some of the legal pressure on farmers who construct drainage tile systems that affect wetland easements. The Fish and Wildlife Service is easing some of the ...

It is not every day that one can claim success in fighting public land degradation from domestic livestock. But the Fremont Winema National Forest in Oregon finally responded to conservationists’ ...

CLATSKANIE, Ore. — Members of a drainage district in northwest Oregon are pushing back against a proposed renewable fuel refinery along the Columbia River near Clatskanie, arguing its wetland ...

A bill being considered by the Indiana Senate seeks to establish a task force to examine the regulatory impediments faced by farmers dealing with drainage issues on their land, but conservation and ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. Wildlife and water quality in South Dakota are sometimes put at ...

ERSKINE, Minn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting proposals until March 20 from private landowners interested in grazing cattle on parts of Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, ...

Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality, and serve as homes for millions of birds and other ...

In 'The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape,' award-winning author Cheri Register invites readers to Freeborn County in Minnesota. Register tells the story of the Big Marsh, once a vital ...