Pollinator Habitat & Biodiversity Improvement
HOWIE BJORGE, P.AG.
ALUS CANADA
2010 - On-going
Audience(s): Cow-Calf Project Type(s): Demonstration
Pollinator Habitat & Biodiversity Improvement will be achieved through:
- Planting trees, shrubs & herbaceous plants adjacent to cropland on sites with soil, topography or field continuity challenges
- Planting trees, shrubs & herbaceous plants to replace windbreak shelterbelts at end-of-life for livestock protection
- Planting more diverse legume species on field headlands & hay fields
- Planting flowering shrub & herbaceous eco-buffer species adjacent to riparian & wetland areas on pasture land
Goals:
Goal #3: Enhance ecosystem services and biodiversity on lands managed by beef producers
Indicators Addressed:
- Habitate for wildlife is maintained or enhanced, and wildlife conflict prevention is managed
13,882 acres planted nationally as of March 31, 2018
Communication Tools:
ALUS Canada Website (www.alus.ca), Municipal agriculture section newsletters, press releases, displays at agricultural trade shows.
Tagged as: Environment Land Use