American Prairie education center highlights downtown Lewistown, Montana

In the heart of Montana’s “Save the Cowboys” country, the nonprofit American Prairie has established a state-of-the-art educational center in a historic downtown building.

The National Discovery Center offers a public conference space, lounges, a small movie theater, and interactive educational exhibits to teach visitors about the eastern Montana prairie, its history and wildlife. This is the same scenario where American Prairie is working to establish a larger conservation reserve that links private and public lands.