By Naghmana Sherazi
Forests are the lungs of our planet and rivers the heartbeat. We at The Lands Council believe that thriving forests and clean watersheds protect and provide for people, wildlife, and nature.
Tales of the Beaver: Learning to Coexist with Ecosystem Engineers
By Adam Gebauer
For a long time, The Lands Council has known the value of beavers on the landscape. They are tenacious wetland engineers who create habitats for all kinds of water loving species as well as improve the hydrology; connect streams to their floodplains; recharge water tables; and add complexity that improves fish habitat. But sometimes the industrious nature of beavers comes into conflict with the built environment.
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Happy Solstice
The winter solstice is a time of year when the days are shortest and the nights are longest. It is a time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new one. For those of us living in the Inland Northwest, it is also a time to consider how we can protect and conserve our natural environment.
Listen In: Campfire Stories
Washington Climate Policy Panel
Sequestering Carbon Through Conversation and Community Burning: Converting Forest Fuels to Biochar
By Adam Gebauer
We all enjoy telling stories around a campfire, but what if that campfire was also a tool to improve timber practices and reduce carbon emissions? The Lands Council partnered with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and others on a pilot project to reduce forest fuels and transform them to beneficial biochar. These pilot burns were a chance for the forest community to come together and look at the many potentials for biochar on the landscape along with some of the limitations to large scale implementation.
