Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches
Dan Imhoff and Roberto Carra

Description from The University of California Press:
"Though it is not widely recognized, modern industrial agriculture plays a major role in the rampant decline in biodiversity in the United States. Habitat destruction and fragmentation, displacement of native species and the introduction of exotic species, persecution of predators, and pollution of all kinds are just a few of it's damaging ecological consequences.

"Fortunately, a new vision for a more environmentally beneficial and sustainable agriculture is emerging. Such a vision begins with farms that gracefully meld within landscapes, pulsing with a wide range of native species. It combines implementation of landscape-level restoration efforts, natural systems farming research, and the community spirit of farmers' markets and local watershed stakeholders.

"Presenting an inspiring look at this new conservation-based agriculture, Farming with the Wild offers vivid profiles of more than thirty innovative farms, ranches, and organizations in the U.S., together with more than one hundred revealing full-color photographs. The result is an on-the-ground picture of a new agrarian movement that aims to provide healthier food to Americans while restoring healthy ecosystems across the country."

Contents:

• Foreword
• The Case for Farming with the Wild
• The Sky Islands
• The Sacramento Valley
• Building a Matrix of Farmland Habitat
• Natural Systems Farming
• Corridors, Wildways, and Citizen Monitoring
• Wild Garden Farmers
• Ecolabels and Local Marketing Iniatives
• Getting Started