Ancient rock structures help restore biodiversity on the US-Mexico border
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Ranchers on the US-Mexico border are building trincheras—ancient rock structures—that slow water flow, reduce erosion, and restore degraded rangelands; hundreds of these structures have already been built since 2021 to help biodiversity and drought resilience amid shifting climatic conditions.
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