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The American Prairie Reserve’s ‘Sentinel’ Magazine – Ken Burns American Heritage Prize to be awarded to Wynton Marsalis

American Prairie Reserve is creating the largest nature reserve in the continental United States.

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan warn: Beautiful, unspoiled landscapes are disappearing

The APR has reintroduced bison on some of its land, and the herd now numbers nearly 900 — a far cry from the millions that once covered that section of the Plains, to be sure, but a start back in the right direction.

The American Prairie Reserve Announces Ken Burns American Heritage Prize 2018

In celebration of the indomitable American spirit, we are pleased to announce distinguished artist, designer, and environmentalist, Maya Lin as the 2018 recipient of the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize.

Highlights of American Prairie Reserve’s 2017 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

American Prairie Reserve is creating the largest nature reserve in the continental United States in Montana.

Montana’s American Prarie Reserve Honors David McCullough with the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

After all… “Almost nothing of consequence is ever accomplished alone,” Mr. McCullough told attendees. “It must be a joint effort. America is a joint effort.”

Noted Historian David McCullough Wins Ken Burns American Heritage Prize 2017 – Celebrates American Prairie Reserve

The Prize also serves to inspire public support for American Prairie Reserve, the modern-day embodiment of America’s optimistic, boundless and daring approach to accomplishing the unprecedented. Today, American Prairie Reserve is creating the largest park in the continental United States on the Great Plains of northeastern Montana.

Today, American Prairie Reserve announces the establishment of the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize.

“As one who has been irrevocably changed by the majesty of the American West, I am inspired by American Prairie Reserve’s historic mission to return a vast swath of Montana to the natural beauty first enjoyed by Native Americans and later noted by Lewis and Clark.” Ken Burns