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The Key to Restoring the Prairies Has Four Legs

Season 2 Episode 4 | 13m 25s

In Montana, noxious weeds have become a widespread problem due to ecosystem disturbances and degraded landscapes. Over time, the dominant method of managing these weeds has been the use of herbicides. But herbicides leave behind toxic residues—harmful both to us and to the planet. Chia Thrane takes a different approach. Through rotational grazing, her herd of goats naturally manages noxious weeds.

Aired: 11/17/25
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Lucille Contrera is leading a powerful effort to restore buffalo to their ancestral lands in Texas.
Yemi Amu works to combat fresh food inaccessibility by introducing Aquaponics Farming.
As climate chaos rises, Michelle Week, draws on her Sinixt indigenous knowledge
Two sisters in New York's Hudson Valley are re-introducing hemp on their farm.
Shannon Waldron gives insight on the and work she does as a nomadic shepherdess.
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