News You Can Still Use
We've compiled a collection of past Playa Post articles we think may still be of interest. They are arranged by topic for easier browsing.
Conservation Successes
- The Nature Conservancy Buys Texas Ranch in Prime Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range
- Cattlemen "Stampede" for Chance to Run Smith Ranch
- Nebraska's Wildcat Hills Protection Expands by 8,800 Acres
- TNC Protects 200+ Playas with CO Ranch Purchase
- Mitigation Dollars Proposed for EQIP-Like Playa Program in NM
North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA) Successes
- Playas, Prairies and Platte River to Be Protected through NAWCA
- Opportunity Knocks with NAWCA Small Grants
- Approved NAWCA Projects to Protect 12,000 Acres in KS, OK, NE and WY
- NAWCA Staff Tour Projects and Playas in OK, KS and CO
- All Three PLJV Small NAWCA Proposals Approved for Funding
PLJV Products
- Playa County Maps Now Available Online
- New PLJV Maps Provide Information for the Wind Industry
- Assessment Highlights Need for Climate-Aware Conservation
- PLJV Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Playa Region
Conservation Partners
- Ranchers, Our Best Hope for Bird Conservation?
- Land Trusts Help Preserve Land Legacy
- Building Capacity for Conservation in the PLJV Region
Playas
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
- PLJV Position on Grazing of CRP Acres
- New Farm Bill Maintains and Improves Conservation Programs
- New Mexico NRCS Program to Protect Expiring CRP Acres
- More than Half of CRP Acres in PLJV Area to Expire by 2012
- CRP Provides Big Benefits for Many Mixed Grass Birds
Strategic Habitat Conservation
- PLJV Helps Partners Implement Strategic Habitat Conservation
- PLJV Helping Partners Target Bird Habitat Conservation
Climate Change
- Assessment Highlights Need for Climate-Aware Conservation
- PLJV Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Playa Region
- Producers Help Wildlife and Warming via Carbon Banking
- Climate Change Expert Calls for New Framework for Conservation
- Playa Post Series to Cover Climate Change and Birds
- Blocked Kansas Power Plant Confounds Conservation for Birds