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Climate Land Leaders Turns Five!
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Time to double down on commitment to BIPOC groupsTime to double down on commitment to BIPOC groups
Never have nonprofit organizations needed our support more, especially those that center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. We asked Climate Land Leaders which… Read More →
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Strengthening a community of land stewards: Our 2025-26 Strategic PlanStrengthening a community of land stewards: Our 2025-26 Strategic Plan
At Climate Land Leaders, we envision a world where plant, animal, and human communities thrive through our land stewardship. How will we get there? Our… Read More →
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Bryan Simon on our “vital role”Bryan Simon on our “vital role”
Climate Land Leader Bryan Simon is owner/operator of Lakeside Prairie Farm, and has a B.A. in Biology from University of Minnesota Morris and a M.S… Read More →
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If I want to address the climate crisis on my land, what are the top climate solutions?If I want to address the climate crisis on my land, what are the top climate solutions?
by Oliver Luker* As a landowner with a keen interest in addressing the climate crisis, this is a question that I have struggled with myself… Read More →
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“One of the best jobs on Earth”“One of the best jobs on Earth”
Congratulations to Iowa farmer and Climate Land Leader Wendy Johnson, who received the 2024 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award! Wendy was nominated by fellow Climate Land… Read More →
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Liz Garst on prairie planting, forest management and moreLiz Garst on prairie planting, forest management and more
During Summer 2024, Climate Land Leaders met up in Central Iowa at Whiterock Conservancy. There Liz Garst and her partner, Darwin Pierce, gave the land… Read More →
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The problem is the solution: Nature-based adaptation as mitigationThe problem is the solution: Nature-based adaptation as mitigation
By Oliver Luker* In 2022, we discovered a degraded fen on our property in McHenry County, Illinois. Originally transformed in the 1960s into a fishing… Read More →
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Applying a risk framework to CO2 pipelinesApplying a risk framework to CO2 pipelines
Guest blog by Climate Land Leader and Iowa landowner Angie Smith Harris, who worked in several areas of risk and project management throughout her professional… Read More →
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Graze. Not too much. Mostly regeneratively.Graze. Not too much. Mostly regeneratively.
Recently Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown released a piece “Regenerative grazing is overhyped. We should do it anyway.” He wrote that some suggest raising regenerative… Read More →
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Open door conservation at Earth Heart FarmsOpen door conservation at Earth Heart Farms
A guest blog by Climate Land Leader Vicki Rae Harder-Thorne. Vicki Rae and her family steward Earth Heart Farms in Ottawa County, OH. Read More →
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Carbon credits: A major pillar in achieving net zeroCarbon credits: A major pillar in achieving net zero
by Climate Land Leader Oliver Luker, Seq Solutions and Wonderland Community Project Nature is not one-dimensional: Just as human hopes and dreams cannot be reduced… Read More →