Places We
Protect

The Conservancy recently acquired the Double Bar Seven Ranch in Conata Basin.

The grasslands of the Great Plains once covered one fifth of the North American continent. The places we protect represent a fraction of what remains.

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News

Converting grasslands and other natural areas to biofuels crops will worsen global warming, according to a new study from The Nature Conservancy and the University of Minnesota.

Studying Bison DNA

Bison herd research at Ordway Prairie

Studying Juncos at Whitney Preserve

Prairie Coteau Habitat Partnership: A Private Lands Initiative

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South Dakota
Update

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