Sage Whiz Quiz | Pronghorn
Photo: Jeremy Roberts, Conservation Media Fun Facts The Latin name for pronghorn is Antilocapra americana, which means “American goat-antelope.” But pronghorn aren’t related to goats or antelopes;...
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Western Working Lands Snapshot | Western Meadowlarks
A meadowlark sings from a rock. Photo: Ken Miracle. This month’s Western Working Lands “Snapshot” introduces us to meadowlarks. These melodious songbirds are abundant across western rangelands from the...
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Conserving Prime Hay Ground As Well As Colorado’s Famous Elk and Deer
From haying to hunting, the Etcharts’ operation depends on healthy grasslands and well-managed working rangelands. By partnering with the NRCS, the Etcharts have conserved Strawberry Ranch in...
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Publication Alert: Next-gen remote sensing tools level up rangeland conservation
Remote sensing tools accurately and efficiently detail conservation outcomes on rangelands Resilient grass and shrub lands support rural economies, store carbon, and provide habitat for a diverse set...
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Ask an Expert | Fire and the Great Plains
Large wildfires are becoming more frequent on the Great Plains, driven, in part, by more woody vegetation. This photo shows eastern redcedars burning on the Carr Ranch during the Anderson Creek...
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Shared Capacity, Shared Success
Strategic Watershed Action Team (SWAT) staffers on a tour of mesic restoration sites in Idaho during a WLFW workshop in 2019. Photo: Greg M. Peters By Greg M. Peters When Rebecca Burton arrived at the...
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Great Plains Grasslands Framework in Focus: Wildlife Conservation Through...
The Framework for Conservation Action in the Great Plains Grassland Biome details the next five years of WLFW’s approach to conservation in the Great Plains. For the last 11 years, the Lesser...
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Turning former cropland into green grass — and green cash
A lesser prairie-chicken on intact grasslands in Kansas with cattle grazing in the background. Photo: Jeremy Roberts, Conservation Media By Brianna Randall Rex Schmidt grew up on his family farm near...
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Spatial Technology Reveals Early Warning Signs of Large-Scale Woody...
Greater prairie-chickens, like this one, abandon habitat when just one or two trees per acre are present. New research provides an early warning signal to land managers that grasslands are on the...
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Ask an Expert: Early Warning Signals and Grassland Bird Richness
Greater prairie-chickens depend on tree-free grasslands. New science provides early warnings of where grasslands are starting to transition to woodlands, which helps prioritize proactive restoration...
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