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.
National Audubon Society3d
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 ...
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.
The Hechinger Report24d
Little school on the prairie: How keeping school land wild can combat climate change
Over the next few years, Turnbaugh, the architect, hopes the presence of the prairies and grassland — rather than concrete or other surfaces that are known to reflect heat — will pay long-term ...
The Journal15d
Prairie Talk to help promote grassland conservation
Pioneer Bluffs will host an exclusive Prairie Talk focusing on the Grassland Conservation Series from Ranchland Trust of Kansas at 1 p.m. March 8. Included in the interviews were Bill Sproul ...
Boise State Public Radio19d
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.
The Leader Union4d
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 ...