2008 - Ongoing
Audience(s): Cow-Calf Project Type(s): Promote
Windbreaks provide important shelter for cattle. By replacing end of life windbreaks with shelterbelts multiple objectives can be addressed including: improved water retention, catching snow, providing wind protection, supporting biodiversity by providing habitate and carbon sequesetration. These will be achieved through:
Goal #3: Enhance ecosystem services and biodiversity on lands managed by beef producers
Goal #2: Reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of Canadian beef per unit of product produced
Goal #7:Promote excellence in animal care
3,637 acres re-forested with native trees & shrubs as of March 31, 2018
ALUS Canada Website (www.alus.ca), Municipal agriculture section newsletters, press releases, displays at agricultural trade shows.
Tagged as: Environment