I agree!
Sheryl
On Jan 18, 2023, at 6:53 AM, Bob C <bcherry001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’m planning on adding HCAS unless anyone objects. Let me know if you don’t want me to add our nameBob
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From: Steven Riley <SRiley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:07 PM
Subject: Follow-up -- SIGN-ON For Organizations to Support Stronger Incentives for Grasslands in the 2023 Farm Bill
To: Steven Riley <SRiley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Colleagues,
This is a reminder to sign-on to our letter supporting stronger conservation incentives for grasslands. American Bird Conservancy is seeking the partner organization support for a rangeland conservation package we are calling Rest-Recover-Recapture. If your organization agrees that this line of thinking is worth pursuing, please join us by signing on to our letter at the link below by COB January 20, 2023.
Rest-Recover-Recapture Sign-on Letter
Rest-Recover-Recapture is an important component of our overall 2023 Farm Bill Platform we are calling Bird Saver. As the name implies, we know that adding rest to grazing systems will afford many conservation benefits while improving productivity for ranching. Conservation benefits that can be expected include increases in plant species diversity, ecological heterogeneity, soil health, stability, resilience and sustainability. Grassland bird recruitment rates are also higher on rested lands. Rest also expands the root system, which is a clear win in the race to capture more carbon.
One in four acres in the U.S. is grazing and pastureland. There are over 400 million acres of rangelands in our country. Because these rangelands are largely native and because they are relatively inexpensive to rent, conservation is both less expensive and less intensive. It is seldom that so many positives can be garnered from a simple act, but rest is a natural part of grassland ecosystems. Since 1970 we have lost about half of the overall population of grassland birds. Improving rangelands by incentivizing rest, especially in more arid grasslands, is vital for the recovery of grassland birds.
Please follow the links in the text above for additional details on the Rest-Recover-Recapture concept. Thanks so much for your consideration of grasslands, birds and sustainable ranching.
Have a great day!
Steve
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Steve Riley
Director of Farm Bill Policy
American Bird Conservancy
11923 S. 210th StreetGretna, Nebraska 68028
402-433-5078
Certified Wildlife Biologist®, The Wildlife Society
Fellow, National Conservation Leadership Institute
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