Landowners Work to Halt Woody Encroachment, an Overlooked Threat

Landowners Work to Halt Woody Encroachment, an Overlooked Threat

A new video from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in conjunction with Working Lands for Wildlife, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Pheasants Forever shows one of the most overlooked threats to American grasslands: woody encroachment. The film highlights how producers across the Great Plains are experiencing the impacts of woody encroachment and how many are fighting back against this threat with prescribed fire and other conservation efforts.

Learn more about how Working Lands for Wildlife is assisting producers in their efforts to fight woody encroachment across private lands at: wlfw.org/frameworks/great-plains.

Landowners Use Ranching to Save the Most Threatened Ecosystem in the World

Landowners Use Ranching to Save the Most Threatened Ecosystem in the World

In this video from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, learn how private land stewards are working with the Lesser Prairie Chicken Landowner Alliance (LPCLA) to sustain their ranching livelihoods whole restoring health to grasslands through brush management and other practices. The Lesser Prairie Chicken has lost 97% of its population since the 1800s. Currently, 95% of remaining birds live on private lands, depending on ranchers to sustain their grassland habitats.

Learn more about how the LPCLA is working with ranchers to keep operations viable for the health of grasslands and the animals that rely on them at grousepartners.ORG/LPCLA.

Central Grasslands: Backbone of North America

Central Grasslands: Backbone of North America

Watch this short video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology for an introduction to the Central Grasslands of North America. Learn about their plight, and see how you can help save what’s left of this important biome. Learn more on the Central Grasslands Roadmap website.

Debunking the Myth that Deer Need Trees

Debunking the Myth that Deer Need Trees

In this video from Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks (KDWP), learn more about why deer need grassland and how woody encroachment is impacting habitat and deer populations in Kansas.

KDWP Wildlife Biologists provide technical assistance to private landowners for wildlife habitat improvement on their land and can answer questions regarding state and federal financial assistance for habitat improvement projects. For those interested, biologists can also discuss options for public hunting access agreements.