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About 探花精选 Great Plains

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Our Region

探花精选 Great Plains is the regional office of the 探花精选 for Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Through our two nature centers, Spring Creek Prairie and Rowe Sanctuary, we connect thousands of people each year to the beauty, wildlife, and conservation stories of the Great Plains.

Regional Staff

Kristal Stoner

Vice President and Executive Director, Great Plains

Amanda Booher

Communications Manager

Juliana Bosmoe

Working Lands Program Manager

Adam Brendemuhl

Eastern North Dakota Range Ecologist

Stephen Brenner

Avian Biologist

Traci Bruckner

Senior Manager, Policy

Keith Fisk

Central South Dakota Range Ecologist

Lizzy Gilbert

Lizzy Gilbert

Senior Director of Leadership Giving

Chelsea Heck

Senior Manager, Leadership Giving

Cat Henning

Development Manager

Sam Kiley

Sam Kiley

Director of Leadership Giving

Charli Kohler-Prodzinsky

Western and Central North Dakota Range Ecologist

Lindsey Lee

Operations Manager

Joshua Lefers

Director of Conservation

Thomas Leicester

Nebraska Range Ecologist

Melissa Mosier

Platte River Program Manager

Kelly Tebben

Senior Coordinator, Outreach

Spring Creek Prairie Staff

Meghan Sittler

Center Director

Ed Hubbs

Habitat and Private Lands Manager

Brady Karg

Senior Education Coordinator

Wyatt Koehler

Senior Habitat Management Coordinator聽

Amy Plettner

Caretaker

Kevin Poague

Operations Manager

Jason 鈥渢he Birdnerd鈥 St. Sauver

Senior Manager, Education

Rowe Sanctuary Staff

Marcos Stoltzfus

Center Director

Kass Goentzel

Facilities Assistant

Amanda Hefner

Education Manager

Amanda Hegg

Senior Conservation Associate

Ashley Jarmin

Operations Manager

Katie Moore

Volunteer Coordinator

Anne Troyer

Senior Coordinator, Outreach

Cody Wagner

Conservation Program Manager

How We're Making a Difference
Learn about local work happening on the ground.
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Conservation Forage Program
Putting grassland back on the landscape for grassland birds and livestock producers.
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探花精选 Conservation Ranching in the Great Plains
Stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with farmers and ranchers.
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Prairie Management Toolbox
Improve critical grasslands for birds and communities in the Great Plains.
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Platte River Initiative
Build a riverscape throughout the Platte River Basin that sustains thriving local communities and ...
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Prescribed Fire in the Great Plains
Improve biodiversity and health of Great Plains Grasslands.
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Education in the Great Plains
Engage diverse audiences to inspire environmental stewardship, foster responsibility for natural ...
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Denton Hills Initiative
Promote tallgrass prairie conservation on private lands in a three-county area by working with local ...
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Urban Woods and Prairies Initiative
Reconnecting communities with nature.
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Frederick L. Wicks Prairie Wildlife Sanctuary
Sustain biodiverse native grasslands for the benefit of wildlife and the community.
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