American Prairie

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for groups or agencies willing to adopt what would be the first genetically pure Yellowstone bison herd placed outside Yellowstone National Park in decades.

APF National Council Update – Introducing Jay Abbe and Edward Schmults
We are pleased to welcome two accomplished business executives to our National Council

The American Prairie Foundation, a group dedicated to creating prairie wildlife reserves, has been buying up land in Montana and reintroducing wild American bison, which had largely vanished in the region.

It is hard to love a land you don’t understand, and for most of my life I had no idea why anyone would ever live in the Great Plains – let alone love the place.

We are delighted to announce the arrival of the first bison calf of the season.

We have been surprised and pleased with the increase of requests for information about the project’s current status. Perfect timing for the new, soon to be available 30-minute film documentary, funded by Wallace Genetic Foundation, produced by Video Takes Inc. and narrated by Tom Brokaw, which provides a fresh look at our progress.

A generation of conservation accomplishments could be rolled back" if commodity prices remain near historic highs

“Having this large block of public land close to Miles City will be an asset to the community that will be enjoyed for generations to come.”

"It’s a canary on the prairie."

The fundamental value of Wyoming, as well as its heritage, can be found in the state’s mountainous landscapes, its immense prairies and its vast diversity of wildlife.