With the vegetation covering the ground, you have less runoff, less heat evaporation and transpiration happens through the plants, the ground springs replenish, the aquifers below recharge as well. With lower ground temperatures, the ambiant temperatures are lower and the plants have a larger growing time as well as dew in the mornings to remoisturize the ground.
The Pacific Northwest didn't have a bison population like the plains. I think looking into the difference between elk and bison eating behavior might help guide the riparian zone pasturing strategy here.
Very well done. I cant imagine operating in your climate but can tell you it s these discussions that I have gained leaps and bounds on my farm.
With the vegetation covering the ground, you have less runoff, less heat evaporation and transpiration happens through the plants, the ground springs replenish, the aquifers below recharge as well. With lower ground temperatures, the ambiant temperatures are lower and the plants have a larger growing time as well as dew in the mornings to remoisturize the ground.
This was great. Thank you all so much for your time and thoughtful questions. Very informative and supportive. 🙌🏽🌱
The Pacific Northwest didn't have a bison population like the plains. I think looking into the difference between elk and bison eating behavior might help guide the riparian zone pasturing strategy here.
Great work!
Stop ranching with cowboys and start ranching with ecologists.
Or educate cowboys to become more ecologically responsible.
Any cowboy that is doing well these days is ecologically minded
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That’s right. Cowboy ecologists!