Candace Krebs
Special to Ag Journal
Decades of research shows that biodiversity is essential for the health of the land, livestock and even humans, a pioneering range management specialist says.
Ecologists have been talking about the value of biodiversity for years, but a “blend of old ideas with emerging things starting to come about in the scientific literature today” demonstrates “the wisdom of the body” is something that can be studied, honored and strengthened, according to Fred Provenza.
Provenza talked at length about the topic during an online appearance at the winter conference of the Montana Organic Association.
Provenza began his studies in Colorado, where he worked on a ranch near Salida and studied wildlife biology at Colorado State University. He is now retired after 30 years at Utah State University and lives with his wife on a small acreage near Ennis, Montana.