[MCAS Yuma, Arizona] - The landscape surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is undergoing a unique transformation with the introduction of an innovative regenerative grazing pilot project.
Personnel from the Department of the Navy, MCAS Yuma and Grasslands Regenerations Project came together with a singular focus of implementing the art of regenerative grazing and bringing the green back to the arid desert landscape of southwest Arizona.
Deborah Loomis, Senior Advisor for climate change to the Secretary of the Navy highlighted the collaborative effort behind the project, praising Marine Corps leadership and expertise of ranchers like Alejandro Carrillo, a globally renowned figure in regenerative agriculture.
Loomis...
[MCAS Yuma, Arizona] - The landscape surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is undergoing a unique transformation with the introduction of an innovative regenerative grazing pilot project.
Personnel from the Department of the Navy, MCAS Yuma and Grasslands Regenerations Project came together with a singular focus of implementing the art of regenerative grazing and bringing the green back to the arid desert landscape of southwest Arizona.
Deborah Loomis, Senior Advisor for climate change to the Secretary of the Navy highlighted the collaborative effort behind the project, praising Marine Corps leadership and expertise of ranchers like Alejandro Carrillo, a globally renowned figure in regenerative agriculture.
Loomis...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Deborah Loomis, senior advisor for climate change, Secretary of the Navy and Alejandro Carrillo, founder, Grasslands Regenerations Project, conduct interviews about a regenerative grazing pilot project taking place on the range space of MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2024. Regenerative grazing is a holistic method to rejuvenate the land by managing and monitoring cattle to promote plant growth and reduce carbon emissions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jon C. Stone)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Deborah Loomis, senior advisor for climate change, Secretary of the Navy and Alejandro Carrillo, founder, Grasslands Regenerations Project, conduct interviews about a regenerative grazing pilot project taking place on the range space of MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2024. Regenerative grazing is a holistic method to rejuvenate the land by managing and monitoring cattle to promote plant growth and reduce carbon emissions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jon C. Stone)
Alejandro Carrillo, founder of Grasslands Regenerations Project poses for a portrait photo during a visit to the grazing site of a new regenerative grazing technique taking place at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, range space, March 29, 2024. Regenerative grazing means actively building healthy soil by monitoring and managing livestock on the land to increase plant growth and draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis, locking that carbon underground in soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)
[MCAS Yuma, Arizona] - The landscape surrounding Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is undergoing a unique transformation with the introduction of an innovative regenerative grazing pilot project.
Personnel from the Department of the Navy, MCAS Yuma and Grasslands Regenerations Project came together with a singular focus of implementing the art of regenerative grazing and bringing the green back to the arid desert landscape of southwest Arizona.
Deborah Loomis, Senior Advisor for climate change to the Secretary of the Navy highlighted the collaborative effort behind the project, praising Marine Corps leadership and expertise of ranchers like Alejandro Carrillo, a globally renowned figure in regenerative agriculture.
Loomis...
