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A Sweeping New Report Shows U.S. Birds Declining Sharply Across a Range of Habitats
Scientists checked in on species all over the country for the latest State of the Birds report. Nearly everywhere they looked, birds were struggling—including some that have been resilient in ...
Emagazine.com1d
Greens Urge Federal Protection For Prairie Dogs
Even though prairie dogs are a keystone species across the West with shrinking population numbers, they are as-yet not federally protected.
The Billings Gazette6d
American Prairie community outreach director to speak at Audubon meeting
American Prairie is working to connect, conserve and share more than 3 million acres of prairie grasslands in Montana's Northern Great Plains.
Boise State Public Radio18d
Mountain West could be key for prairie dog conservation, study finds
Researchers found high potential for conservation in the grasslands of eastern Montana and Wyoming, southeastern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
WIBW10d
Local prairies are threatened by encroaching trees
The Kansas Great Plains Grasslands Initiative is working to preserve grasslands and prairies in Kansas. You can learn more about this USDA project here.
The Leader Union3d
NASA invests in U of I doctoral student’s grassland research
By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek       A University of Illinois doctoral candidate received a $150,000 investment from NASA to create a detailed grassland map using remote sensing. Wendy Dorman, the ...