by Lindsey Wallis | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
With Andrew Dreelin, Fellow with the Smithsonian Great Plains Science Program Keystone species are central to the ecology and conservation of grassland birds. But although the role of fire and bison has been well-studied, less is known about how prairie dogs affect...
by Lindsey Wallis | Nov 20, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
by Ruiping Luo, Alberta Wilderness Association When the Buffalo Treaty was first signed in 2014, I wonder if anyone understood just how far the agreement would reach. Ten years later, the Treaty has been ratified by nations from across North America and supported by...
by Lindsey Wallis | Oct 30, 2024 | Events, Webinars
Grassland birds are the most rapidly declining guild of birds in North America, exhibiting greater than 50% loss in total abundance since 1970. While the reasons for these declines are manifold, one oft-overlooked factor is the landscape-level loss of keystone species...
by Lindsey Wallis | May 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
This year’s annual GPCN Steering Committee Meeting will take place on June 20-21 at Heartland Ranch in southeastern Colorado. Heartland is a 43,000-acre nature preserve protected by the Southern Plains Land Trust (SPLT). Located 35 miles southwest of Lamar in...
by Lindsey Wallis | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
The CEMEX El Carmen Nature Reserve covers 130,000 hectares of land on the Mexico-USA border. Most of the land, which is part of a larger conservation area across the border, is south of the Rio Grande next to Big Bend National Park in Texas. CEMEX has been rewilding...
