November 2nd Officially Recognized as National Bison Day

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution on October 29th that officially recognizes November 2nd as National Bison Day for the historical, economic, ecological and cultural contributions of bison across the American landscape. Events planned around the country celebrating...

Bison Initiative

Issue description: The ecological interactions of plains bison as large-scale ecosystem engineers are important for the maintenance of grassland and shrub steppe ecosystems. For the past 10,000 years, bison were the dominant herbivore in North America, and their...

Saving Nebraska's Sandhills

With over 75% of the Northern Great Plains managed by private landowners, ranchers are important stewards and partners in maintaining habitat and corridors for wildlife. Some ranchers are finding additional value in the unique wildlife of the region. This video...

Good News for Bison

In South Dakota tribes move closer to moving Bison onto lands hoped to become part of a Tribal National Park, and in Montana the State Supreme Court ruled to resume relocation of Yellowstone Bison onto Tribal lands.