50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase

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aarondf · 2022-09 · Recommendation

If this interests you, I've been watching a lot of permaculture and regenerative agriculture videos on YouTube and there is some really encouraging stuff going on out there! I have no idea how to make the restorative stuff go more mainstream, but it's really impressive to watch small communities or determined individuals entirely change a landscape in a few decades. A few I've enjoyed: - [LINK] - [VIDEO] - [LINK] - [LINK] - [LINK]

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atourgates · 2019-09 · Recommendation

One of my favorite "case studies" related to this is the Selah ranch in Texas. The TL;DR: version is that because it was choked with trees and brush, the groundwater had been removed. The owners restored it to primarily native grassland, and in the process restored natural water holes, and streams. National Geographic did a really good 8-minute video on it: [VIDEO] More info on the ranch: [LINK] Trees are great in some environments, but not appropriate for all environments.

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johnohara · 2019-08 · Recommendation

This National Geographic piece about David Bamberger and the Selah Ranch Project in Texas bears watching. [VIDEO] Surface water from rivers, lakes, streams, and reservoirs garner attention because they are visible and make the effects of changes and shortages easier to understand. But a much more difficult crisis may already be upon us in the form of aquifer depletion and may require a complete paradigm shift in how we approach conservation and usage.

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