[hcasboard] Re: Fwd: Follow-up -- SIGN-ON For Organizations to Support Stronger Incentives for Grasslands in the 2023 Farm Bill

From: Debbie shetterly <dshett37@xxxxxxxxx>
To: hcasboard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:56:15 -0500

Sounds good to me.

On Wed, 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 name
Bob

---------- Forwarded message ---------
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 <http://shorturl.at/kDJR5>.
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
<https://forms.gle/NVAfHVq2EukXfzoD9>*

Rest-Recover-Recapture is an important component of our overall 2023 Farm
Bill Platform we are calling Bird Saver <http://shorturl.at/moHJ6>. 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

*___________________________________*

*Steve Riley*

Director of Farm Bill Policy

American Bird Conservancy
11923 S. 210
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/11923+S.+210?entry=gmail&source=g>th
Street

Gretna, Nebraska 68028

402-433-5078

SRiley@xxxxxxxxxxxx

*Certified Wildlife Biologist®, The Wildlife Society *

*Fellow, National Conservation Leadership Institute*

*Connect with American Bird Conservancy!*

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References:
- [hcasboard] Fwd: Follow-up -- SIGN-ON For Organizations to Support Stronger Incentives for Grasslands in the 2023 Farm Bill
  - From: Bob C

[hcasboard] Re: Fwd: Follow-up -- SIGN-ON For Organizations to Support Stronger Incentives for Grasslands in the 2023 Farm Bill

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