#grassland

@jenniferauh.bsky.social

1 hour ago

today you find high mountain desert and dry #grassland in this part of wyoming many of the animal and plant groups that once lived here are now only found near the equator

today you find high mountain desert and dry #grassland in this part of wyoming many of the animal and plant groups that once lived here are now only found near the equator

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 days ago

With a Bird's Eye View to Grasslands, Tucker Lutter Joins Audubon as Iowa Conservation Manager DES MOINES, Iowa (March 10, 2026)—The National Audubon Society has hired Tucker Lutter as Iowa Conservation Manager for Audubon Upper Mississippi River. In this role, Lutter will lead the rollout of the Audubon Conservation Ranching program in Iowa, partnering with farmers and ranchers to advance bird-friendly land management practices across the state. A native of Bronson, Iowa, Lutter is eager to work alongside farm and ranch producers in his home state to strengthen grassland conservation and expand opportunities for working lands that benefit birds and people. “I am proud to be working with cattle and bison producers in Iowa,” said Lutter. “Growing up in the state, I have witnessed the loss of prairie and the decline of grassland birds. Iowa is over 97% privately owned, and farmers and ranchers who implement conservation practices are our best hope to protect avian resources in the state. With the efforts of conservation-conscious producers, we will continue to hear meadowlarks singing every spring and experience the thrill of flushing a covey of Northern Bobwhite.” “Audubon Conservation Ranching is a growing solution because it connects all of us—farmers and ranchers who steward these landscapes every day and the public who benefit from healthy grasslands. Tucker’s...

With a Bird's Eye View to Grasslands, Tucker Lutter Joins Audubon as Iowa Conservation Manager
->Audubon | More on "Iowa grassland bird conservation ranching" at BigEarthData.ai | #Bird #Grassland #Conservation

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 days ago

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling, high-profile ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas and wetlands—are being devoured for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As with forests, the primary driver is livestock. “The goal of this research was really just to understand where in the world this is happening,” said Elise Mazur, a researcher with the Land and Carbon Lab at the World Resources Institute and one of the report’s authors. “We know where deforestation is occurring. But we were less sure about where non-forest ecosystems are being lost.” The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is a unique attempt to analyze which types of agriculture are forcing the conversion of natural ecosystems on a global scale, and then to attribute that conversion to demand for specific commodities. Making that link is critical. Grasslands occupy more of the world’s surface than any other ice-free land,...

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock
->Sentient Media | More on "Livestock driving grassland wetland loss" at BigEarthData.ai | #Agriculture #Wetland #Grassland #Water

Timeline Cleanse

@timeline-cleanse.bsky.social

4 days ago

A rhinoceros stands in a grassy, bush-filled savanna.

By: NIR HIMI

unsplash.com/photos/a-rhinoceros-stan...

🌎 Etosha National Park, Namibia
📸 SONY, ILCE-7RM5
400.0mm ƒ/5.6
1/2500s
ISO 1600

#wildlife #wildAnimal #africa #grassland #safari #nationalPark #africanWildlife #savanna

Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)

@jki-research.bsky.social

4 days ago

We are excited to announce that the first Call for Abstracts for the IGC 2027 is now open!

The International #Grassland Congress will take place in Leipzig, Germany from June 13–18, 2027. Hosted by #ZALF, the JKI, and the #Thünen Institute, the #IGC invites the global community to submit abstracts under the theme "100 Years of Grassland Research — Ways to the Future".
igc2027.org
#IGC2027

Frostee Lens O'jay

@frosteelensojay.bsky.social

6 days ago

109/500

The morning feel of the golden Straws. The Grass in my mama land

"500 pictures for a better camera prize from this platform"

#naturephotography #grassland #safari #savana #wilderness #green

Neotropical Grassland Conservancy

@conservegrassland.bsky.social

1 week ago

The role of Spartina alterniflora in retaining anthropogenic microparticles in salt marshes of urbanized estuaries: insights from Bahía Blanca, Argentina - Environmental Science and Pollution Research This study investigates the role of Spartina alterniflora in retaining anthropogenic particles (APs) with a focus on micro-size within salt marshes of the Bahía Blanca Estuary (BBE), Argentina, a regi...

Congrats to María Eugenia Adaro, who recently published a paper on the role of Spartina alterniflora in mitigating microplastic pollution in the pampas! This work was funded in part by our Student Grant Program. #grassland #conservation link.springer.com/article/10.1...

WIMI Biotech

@wimi-bio-tech.bsky.social

1 week ago

🌾 Exciting news — we're now offering gene editing & transformation services for Leymus chinensis (Chinese Wild Rye)!
✂️ CRISPR knockout
🌱 Agrobacterium transformation
📦 Deliver in 6–8 months

DM or drop a comment if you're curious!
#PlantBiotech #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Grassland

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

Grassland Restoration Project Highlights Regenerative Grazing and Biodiversity Potential
->TipRanks | More on "Grassland restoration regenerative grazing biodiversity" at BigEarthData.ai | #Grassland #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Restoration

Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)

@ect-uk.bsky.social

1 week ago

Taking stock - the 2019 field season & four years of RainDrop — ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST - Laura McManus and Andy Hector from the University of Oxford take stock of the 2019 season of the RainDrop long-term experiment (LTE) registered with the Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)

In January 2020, Andy Hector & Lauren McManus at @ox.ac.uk wrote a #blog on the experiment updates on RainDrop after the third year of the #ClimateChange #grassland #LTE.

Read it here: bit.ly/3fR0hCr @openuniversity.bsky.social 🌏

Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk Uni

@botzool.bsky.social

1 week ago

Program Prostředí pro život 2: Vyhlášení výsledků 2. veřejné soutěže - Technologická agentura ČR Technologická agentura České republiky (dále jen „TA ČR“) vyhlašuje výsledky 2. veřejné soutěže Programu na podporu aplikovaného výzkumu a inovací v oblasti životního prostředí, ochrany klimatu a udrž...

We are proud of Martin Večeřa, who received the TACR project from the program Environment for life 2 called “Steppic grasslands of Southern Moravia – an analysis of current state, development, and resources for ecological restoration“
tacr.gov.cz/program-pros...
#science #botany #grassland #Moravia

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 week ago

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi - the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material and other organic matter. These soil microorganisms – Earth’s recyclers – liberate nutrients that will act as fertilizer once grasses and other plants wake up with the spring snowmelt. Key among them are arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, found in over 75% of plant species around the planet. These threadlike fungi grow like webs inside plant roots, where they provide up to 50% of the plant’s nutrient and water supply in exchange for plant carbon, which the fungi use to grow and reproduce. In winter, the snowpack insulates mycorrhizal fungi and other microorganisms like a blanket, allowing them to continue to decompose soil organic matter, even when air temperatures above the snow are well below freezing. However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi. In a new study in the Rocky Mountain grasslands, we dug into plots of land that for three decades scientists led by ecologist John Harte had warmed...

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi - the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub
->The Conversation | More on "Fungi warming winters mountain grasslands" at BigEarthData.ai | #Grassland

@methariorn.bsky.social

1 week ago

Crete Senesi - Tuscany. #photography #landscape #sunrise #dawn #hills #rural #countryside #tuscany #toscana #green #grassland #wonderfulplace #exploration #exploreitaly

Timeline Cleanse

@timeline-cleanse.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A majestic elephant strolls through a lush green wildlife reserve, resting its trunk on its head, surrounded by dense vegetation, with a distant mountain rising in the background, capturing serene natural beauty.

By: Stanislav Stelmakhovich

unsplash.com/photos/an-elephant-with-...

🌎 South Africa

#wildlife #elephant #grassland #safari #savanna #africanElephant #endangeredSpecies #conservation #trunk #animalKingdom #muddy

HAWI Studios

@hawistudios.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

African Lion drinking at water hole #africa #lion #grassland #cub #nature #wildlife #drink HA83640

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

2 weeks ago

Agriculture Is Taking Over Grasslands, Wetlands and Other Overlooked Ecosystems Across the world, farmland is replacing some of our most important ecosystems. We’ve known for years that agriculture is rapidly consuming forests — an issue the world urgently needs to tackle. Yet this problem doesn’t stop at the forest’s edge. New research from WRI, Land & Carbon Lab, Rainforest Alliance, and the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre indicates that the world lost as much as 95 million hectares of non-forest natural ecosystems, including grasslands, savannas and wetlands, to annual crops between 2005 and 2020. A comparable area (95 million hectares more) was likely converted to pasture. Together, this is an area nearly as large as Indonesia — and roughly four times the amount of forest that was lost to annual crops and pasture over the same period. Though sometimes overlooked in conservation efforts, non-forest ecosystems are vital to people and the planet. Grasslands are estimated to hold between 20% and 35% of land-based carbon stores. Wetlands (with and without trees) hold another 20%-30%, despite covering much less area. Non-forest ecosystems provide crucial wildlife habitat, protect soil, sustain fresh water supplies, and underpin food security and livelihoods for over a billion people around the world. Companies and governments alike have...

Agriculture Is Taking Over Grasslands, Wetlands and Other Overlooked Ecosystems
->World Resources Institute | More on "Agriculture destroying non-forest natural ecosystems" at BigEarthData.ai | #Water #Grassland #Ecosystem #Wetland #Agriculture

Steph Scythes: 1775-2025+ 💀☢️🇺🇸☣️💀 The American Devolution

@stephscythes.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock — Inside Climate News A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

#greensky #grassland #wetlands
apple.news/AJVcW_5OhT5y...

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

2 weeks ago

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock Agriculture is widely known to be the biggest driver of forest destruction globally, especially in sprawling, high-profile ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest. But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas and wetlands—are being devoured for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As with forests, the primary driver is livestock. “The goal of this research was really just to understand where in the world this is happening,” said Elise Mazur, a researcher with the Land and Carbon Lab at the World Resources Institute and one of the report’s authors. “We know where deforestation is occurring. But we were less sure about where non-forest ecosystems are being lost.” The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is a unique attempt to analyze which types of agriculture are forcing the conversion of natural ecosystems on a global scale, and then to attribute that conversion to demand for specific commodities. Making that link is critical. Grasslands occupy more of the world’s surface than any other ice-free land, and store a significant chunk of terrestrial carbon—about 34 percent compared to 39 percent for forests. Researchers say they are the most at-risk ecosystems on Earth...

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock
->Inside Climate News | More on "Livestock destroying grasslands and wetlands" at BigEarthData.ai | #Wetland #Grassland #Water #Agriculture

Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)

@ect-uk.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

LTE Site of the Week: Wardlow Hay Cop, England. A landscape photo showing fields and a hill in the background where there are blue skies. Running since 1990. Gareth Phoenix, University of Sheffield. Icons for grassland and nutrients.

Wardlow Hay Cop, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

@garethphoenix.bsky.social from @sheffielduni.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #nitrogen on #grassland
bit.ly/WardlowHay

Listen to our #interview #podcast with Gareth bit.ly/3sQ7jNW

@naturalengland.bsky.social 🌏

Black Crowned Photography

@black-crowned.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A California Quail for #BirdoftheDay #PowerPose
Kneeland, CA 🪶

#quail #birds #birding #humboldt #californiaquail #animals #wildlife #photography #grassland #nikon #birdphotography #game #naturalist #nature #galliformes

Genature Images

@genatureimages.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Green grassland

#greenery #greengrassland #grassland #trees #landscape #nature #outdoor

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

2 weeks ago

Grasslands Could Shrink by Half As Climate Change Intensifies, Study Warns Grasslands supporting over one billion grazing animals could shrink by 36–50% by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening global food systems. Low-income countries, particularly in Africa, will be hardest hit, jeopardizing food security, livelihoods, and the global livestock industry. — By the end of the century, grasslands that currently support 1.5 billion cows, sheep, and goats around the world will contract by anywhere between 36–50% due to the impacts of climate change, a new analysis has found. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), which conducted the study, said the impacts of climate change on grasslands in Africa are particularly worrying. Because African climate conditions are already almost at the extremes of what grasslands can bear, if global emissions from fossil fuel combustion and other sources are reduced drastically, African grasslands may contract by only 16%. A “business as usual” scenario, where emissions continue to rise, may lead to losses of up to 65%. “Climate change will shift and significantly contract these spaces globally, leaving fewer spaces for animals to graze. Importantly, much of these changes will be felt in countries that already experience hunger, economic and political instability, and higher levels of gender inequity,”...

Grasslands Could Shrink by Half As Climate Change Intensifies, Study Warns
->Earth.Org | More on "Grassland shrinkage climate food security" at BigEarthData.ai | #Grassland #ClimateChange

TJVPhoto

@phototjv.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Longhorn & Herd

(@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social, Sussex, October 2018)

#photography #animalphotography #longhorncattle #cattle #grassland #trees #autumn #rewilding #habitatrestoration #wildfarming #RewildingUK #RewildingBritain #KneppWildland #KneppRewilding #Knepp #Sussex

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 weeks ago

Newly Audubon Certified, Nantz Land & Cattle Helping Grassland Birds Gain Ground in Texas Throckmorton, Texas (February 5, 2026) — Nantz Land & Cattle, owned and operated by Robert and Stacy Nantz in the Rolling Plains region of the Texas Panhandle, is the newest ranch to earn the National Audubon Society’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification. Obtained through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program, the certification recognizes lands managed for birds and biodiversity. Audubon Conservation Ranching is a conservation, certification, and science program rolled into one that lends hope to struggling grassland bird populations. Since 1970, grassland birds have experienced the steepest population drop – 43% according to the most recent State of the Birds Report – in any terrestrial biome. The primary culprits behind these losses in Texas and nationwide include habitat loss and degradation, tree and shrub encroachment, and pesticide applications—all challenges addressed by the program’s collaborative approach to support land management that enhances biodiversity and productivity. For more than 15 years, the Nantz family faced the challenges of conventional ranching. In 2023, they turned to regenerative practices, transforming not only their cattle and land, but also their outlook. Today, Robert and Stacy steward 18,820 acres in Throckmorton County. The land is actually owned by Travis County (Austin area in central Texas), part of Texas’s “school...

Newly Audubon Certified, Nantz Land & Cattle Helping Grassland Birds Gain Ground in Texas
->Audubon | More on "Audubon certified ranch grassland birds" at BigEarthData.ai | #Bird #Grassland

Charles University, Faculty of Science

@sciencecharles.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Grassland, illustrative picture. Source: freepik.com

How will drought reshape #grassland life under climate change? 🌾🌍 New work shows #drought strongly shifts plant #microbiomes, especially #bacteria. Elevated CO₂ can partly buffer losses, revealing species-specific strategies that shape resilience from roots to leaves.

🔗 buff.ly/1TxurUJ
(MK)

Timeline Cleanse

@timeline-cleanse.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

A lioness walks through tall green grass.

By: xandro Vandewalle

http://www.wedocareagency.be
unsplash.com/photos/a-lioness-walks-t...

📸 SONY, ILCE-7M4
249.3mm ƒ/6.3
1/3200s
ISO 1000

#animal #wildlife #wildAnimal #grassland #safari #mammal #hunting #wild #africanWildlife #savanna

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 weeks ago

Norway's species-rich grasslands in decline: New monitoring reveals alarming trends This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Land-use change in the form of abandonment is a major influencing factor for semi-natural grasslands. This is clearly illustrated in this area on the Helgeland coast, where the semi-natural grassland to the left of the fence has ceased grazing and is in poor condition, while the semi-natural grassland to the right is grazed and in good condition. Credit: Annette Bär / NIBIO A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than previously mapped, but that most grasslands are abandoned and in the process of becoming encroached upon. The area-representative monitoring of semi-natural grasslands (ASO) is the first national program to give a representative picture of both the extent and condition of semi-natural grasslands in Norway—a habitat with particularly high species diversity that is in rapid decline and listed as critically endangered in the 2025 Norwegian Red List for Ecosystems and Habitat Types. Between 2021 and 2025, NIBIO mapped 713 semi-natural grasslands across the country. Based on...

Norway's species-rich grasslands in decline: New monitoring reveals alarming trends
->Phys.org | More on "Norway's grassland habitat loss trends" at BigEarthData.ai | #Grassland

Genature Images

@genatureimages.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Landscape; greenery; blue sky

#landscape #greenery #grassland #trees #bluesky

Genature Images

@genatureimages.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Landscape; greenery; blue sky

#landscape #nature #outdoor #mountain #grassland #trees #greenery

Genature Images

@genatureimages.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Park; nature; greenery

#nature #park #naturepark #landscape #greenery #grassland