U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Sustainable Farming: Is There a Payoff?
Farmers are striving to be both sustainable and profitable with practices that have the potential to improve the land and their bottom line.
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Darcy Kiefel © The Trust for Public Land
Improving Climate + Park Equity in Cleveland
The Trust for Public Land is working with government and community partners to address climate and park equity in Cleveland through a people and data-driven approach.
Eboni Hall
Seeing the City for the Trees
One obstacle to building an urban forestry workforce is that many young people don’t know how to access the field, or that it even exists. American Forests is working with partners to raise awareness of, and build bridges to, the field.
Rim Light Media
Experienced Coalition Builders Represent Hunters and Anglers in the Fight for Natural Climate Solutions
Hear from the chief conservation officer for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership on why she values her place within the U.S. Nature4Climate coalition and how the TRCP is prioritizing Natural Climate Solutions in its work to guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt and fish.
Diane Cook and Len Jenshel © TNC
Investing in America’s Urban Forests
Despite the many benefits that trees provide, research suggests that tree canopy is unequally distributed in U.S. cities with low-income neighborhoods and communities of color often having less tree cover. Two of U.S. Nature4Climate’s coalition members are tackling the issue of urban tree cover head on, taking slightly different approaches to this work.
Katherine Gendreau © TNC
Ambitious Climate Legislation in Massachusetts Sets the Bar for Other States
Massachusetts passed An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy, a groundbreaking and ambitious law that sets a net zero emissions goal–the new global standard–and requires the Commonwealth to decarbonize its economy by decreasing use of fossil fuels and harnessing nature to draw carbon from the air.
It Starts with a Seed: Producing High Quality Native Seed for Restoration in the Willamette Valley
The Willamette Valley Native Plant Partnership plays a key role in advancing grassland restoration efforts, ensuring that landowners and managers have access to the right seed at the right place at the right time. This helps unlock the carbon storage potential of restored grasslands, while also ensuring the newly established plants are resilient to climate change.
Ruslan Dashinsky© iStock
Roadmap to a Solar Energy Future on Long Island
The Long Island Solar Roadmap developed by the New York Division of The Nature Conservancy details the opportunities of mid- to large-scale solar arrays to help meet New York’s nation-leading climate and clean energy goals. “This report shows that in scaling up solar, we don’t have to choose between one ‘green’ good—clean energy—and another—undisturbed forests, open spaces, and farmland….With the right approach, we have room for it all.”
American Farmland Trust
New research shows the incredible potential of America’s agricultural soils to combat climate change
American Farmland Trust’s new report, “Combating Climate Change on U.S. Cropland,” focuses on the significant potential of no-till and cover crop practices to increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce nitrous oxide emissions for a net reduction in GHG emissions.