American Prairie
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Wildlife thriving in Montana’s grasslands
"Conservation easements keep land in private ownership, but protect public resources," Knapp said. "That’s a nice compromise."
Wyoming buys Converse ranch. "It is accessible. It is central. It is beautiful."
In years past, whenever the five elected state officials pondered buying private land for state ownership, the opposition was sizeable, vocal and sometimes downright hostile.
A Strategy to Restore Western Grasslands Meets With Local Resistance
The Grand Canyon Trust’s strategy had been to look amid Utah’s ancient russet cathedrals for lands that needed a long rest from grazing. If the rancher with the grazing rights wanted to relinquish them to the Interior Department, the trust would pay him to do so.
A West that works -Pioneer burns back time
Goodloe is considered a pioneer in adaptive land management practices and his Carrizo Valley Ranch is a showcase for those techniques.
And when he couldn’t find a group interested in starting up a statewide rancher-run land trust, he started the Southern Rockies Agricultural Land Trust.
The trust protects more than 10,000 acres in New Mexico today.
Conservationists creating bison preserve in Montana.
"We fully expect this will outlive us, that this will be a national treasure that people who live around there will be proud of, that will be able to breathe new life into their communities," the wildlife fund’s Tom Lalley said. "And this will just be one hell of a cool place."
Bison range founded in Eastern Montana – The "American Prairie Foundation"
The APF, working with the World Wildlife Fund, envisions what eventually will be a 3.5 million-acre public-private prairie reserve rich with hundreds of bison, prairie dog towns and black-footed ferrets.
The Eco-Cowboys: Big land buys signal greens are moving into ranching
"We believe you can do more for conservation with money than without money," says Michael Ford, southwest director for the Arlington, Va.-based Conservation Fund. "We believe we’ve helped create a brand of conservationism that engages all Americans. And you do that by involving the private sector – foundations, major corporations, etc. – as partners. There are other models that work, but we like this model and so do our partners.
Conservation groups, American Prairie Foundation and The Nature Conservancy get genetically ‘pure’ bison
"They’re an important tool for grassland conservation in this part of the world and are part of the original ecosystem,"
Idaho Prairie’s growing pains – Top architect says conservation plan needed for Prairie
"No plan has been put in place to channel future growth into areas that are most appropriate," he said. "We’re seeing rampant suburban-style growth, and that’s not the model we want. Suburban growth is synonymous with car-dependent cities and the disappearance of green space and quality of life as you know it in Post Falls."