Invasion of the ‘ERC’

NO, not a new virus… ERC = Eastern Red Cedar trees, actually part of our native ecosystem. These trees provide benefits to wildlife, livestock, humans and the overall landscape. Then why would we associate a beneficial tree with the word “invasion”? Is it a…

Invisible Microbiome

Should we be at war with invisible microbes OR should we be living in sync with these little critters? Do you choose to be pro-biotic or anti-biotic? Since WE are a biotic organism, I most certainly hope you answered that last question with a…

CO2 – H20 & Climate Change

Are you worried about climate change? Have you considered healing the patch of soil you control to help mitigate our earth’s natural processes? When we started this series of posts on soil carbon we looked at how carbon flows through air, plants, animals, soil…

How To Measure Soil Carbon

Measuring carbon in the atmosphere for the Northern Hemisphere is tracked by sensors (some developed by Lincoln Nebraska’s LI-COR Biosciences) at the Mauna Loa, Hawaii monitoring location. Atmospheric carbon data is updated on a regular basis and available for use by anyone. Unfortunately there…

Managing Soil Carbon

In a previous post we discussed soil organic matter and the storage of carbon in soil. The key point, plants in association with soil biology create a super highway moving carbon from the atmosphere into soil. This super highway is known as the liquid…