The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a non-profit land conservation project near Grasslands National Park. The project, Wideview Complex, provides habitat for animals that are registered under the federal Species at Risk Act. Several species can be found at...

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications used thousands of DNA samples collected at leks across four states to reveal that some sage-grouse travel more widely than anyone suspected and, in doing so, may temper inbreeding and isolation.

After more than a century, wild Plains bison are back in Banff National Park.

The Washington Post reports on loss of grasslands in North America, referencing WWF Plowprint Report.

The Plowprint Report, which includes both a general information and technical version, has been developed to broaden public awareness of grasslands loss, and to offer a consistent way for the conservation community to track year-to-year grassland conversion to cropland across the focal regions of the Mississippi River Basin and Great Plains. This is the first edition of the report, which will be released on an annual basis.

The report "American Prairie Reserve: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Large-Scale Grassland Conservation" discusses the effects of climate change on grassland ecosystems and the effect of land use in the Great Plains on green house gas emissions. It...

18 black-footed ferrets transplanted to the Crow Reservation in continuing restoration efforts. Click here for article Click here for video of release    ...

In Union of Concerned Scientists "Why the Loss of Grasslands Is a Troubling Trend for Agriculture, in 11 Maps and Graphs." Click here to read...

NPCN's spring biannual meeting will take place on Friday October 7th with field trip on the 6th. The meeting will be held at the offices of the Northern Plains Resource Council in downtown Billings, 220 S 27th Street. The  meeting will include updates from...

The Nature Conservancy has just secured a conservation easement on 15,959 acres of land on the Carroll ranch, north of Glasgow, Montana. The easement will contribute toward the conservation of one of the most intact grasslands on the continent.   Bitter Creek, MT...