Taste in the Tallgrass at Spring Creek Prairie.
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Policy and Advocacy in the Great Plains

Learn how we collaborate with policymakers, landowners, and partners to advocate for public policy that supports working lands conservation, reduces climate impacts, and protects dedicated conservation funding for the benefit of both birds and people.
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Assist with habitat management and grounds maintenance activities, crane migration tourism operations, education programs, and community outreach events.
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We work locally to protect birds. Click on a project to learn more.
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Conservation Forage Program
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Putting grassland back on the landscape for grassland birds and livestock producers.
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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Conservation Ranching in the Great Plains
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Stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with farmers and ranchers.
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Prairie Management Toolbox
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Improve critical grasslands for birds and communities in the Great Plains.
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Sandhill Cranes at sunset, viewed from a discovery station along the Platte River at Iain Nicolson ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center at Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska, March 14, 2022. Every March, over a million Sandhill Cranes converge on the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska to fuel up before continuing north to their nesting grounds.
Platte River Initiative
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Build a riverscape throughout the Platte River Basin that sustains thriving local communities and ...
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Prescribed Fire in the Great Plains
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Improve biodiversity and health of Great Plains Grasslands.
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Denton Hills Initiative
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Promote tallgrass prairie conservation on private lands in a three-county area by working with local ...
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