Playa Post Series to Cover Climate Change and Birds

It seems every day there is a burning news story on global warming. The media are quick to cover how climate change is causing the demise of the polar bear, loss of coastlines, and drought in Africa. But what you won't see in the New York Times is a headline on how climate change is affecting the playa lakes region. That is where the Playa Post comes in... (MORE)

The Nature Conservancy Buys 6,000-Acre Texas Ranch in Prime Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Texas made significant in-roads in the conservation of prairie birds with its purchase of a 6,000-acre ranch in the High Plains of West Texas. The Fitzgerald ranch is adjacent to more than half a million acres of contiguous prairie spanning from Roosevelt County in New Mexico to Terry County, Texas - a veritable habitat haven for Lesser Prairie-Chickens and other prairie birds. This is TNC's first land purchase in the Texas Panhandle, and probably not its last... (MORE)

Blocked Kansas Power Plant Confounds Conservation for Birds

Environmentalists may have lost one in their battle to score one to combat climate change by blocking an expansion of a coal-fired power plant in western Kansas that would have restored 34,000 acres of prairie habitat to benefit at-risk species like the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. This conflict between potentially negative and positive environmental outcomes underscores just how complicated land and resource-use decisions can be... (MORE)

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Featured Project: Bird Banding Station in Lamar, CO

In the spring of 2007, the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory led educational programs and a bird banding station in Lamar, Colorado. The project provided a unique and up-close opportunity to educate students, teachers and the general public about birds and their habitats, including playas. Browse all projects.

Featured Grant Programs: Texas and Nebraska Wildlife Action Plan Funding

The Texas Department of Wildlife and Parks is seeking proposals by Dec. 15 to allocate $1,000,000 toward implementing conservation actions under the state's Wildlife Action Plan. Also, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service on a special EQIP initiative for the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project created under the state's Wildlife Action Plan. Signup deadline is Dec. 15. There are many other funding opportunties coming due this month, browse them all here.

Happenings around the PLJV: Shortgrass Prairie Partnership Meeting Dec. 17

The Shortgrass Prairie Partnership is a coalition of conservation groups, state and federal wildlife agencies and private landowners dedicated to preserving the shortgrass prairie ecosystem in harmony with working landscapes. Contact Bill Ulfelder for meeting details. Browse all upcoming events.

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