topsoil depletion

Top Tweets
A foggy field of plants with the sun setting in the distance behind some trees.
Graphic image of two round blue water droplets with blue H in each.
Two people embracing and standing at a car looking at a destroyed house.
Sunset photo of train tracks with a bridge in the background.
ancient stewardship practices saving the soil

In the water-starved West, can ancient stewardship practices save the soil?

A century of agriculture is threatening ancient aquifers in Oregon’s high desert. And the Indigenous farming practices that might heal the earth are being squeezed out.

Newsletter
Reversing the desert & desertification resilience

Reversing the desert: How an Arizona engineer is trying to heal the land and protect water

A civil engineer in southern Arizona is looking at nature’s systems to reverse deserts, heal watersheds and revitalize arid land with holistic land management practices.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE