LPCI succeeds through…
Win-win conservation. If it’s good for the bird, it’s good for the herd. With LPCI technical and financial assistance, landowners can improve habitat for both prairie-chickens and livestock, boosting ranch sustainability. LEARN MORE
Providing predictability. When you enroll land with LPCI, follow a sustainable grazing plan, and complete other conservation practices to benefit lesser prairie-chickens, you can run your ranch without fear of ESA regulation. LEARN MORE
Collaboration and partnership. More than 25 agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and private businesses have pooled resources and know-how to conserve rural agriculture and provide habitat for native wildlife. LEARN MORE
Science-based action. How do we know if our range management strategies are working? LPCI-funded research ensures we’re doing enough of the right things in the right places to achieve our conservation goals. LEARN MORE
How does LPCI benefit lesser prairie-chickens and ranchers?
Archived News
USDA-NRCS Press Release: New Frameworks Guide Conservation Action on America’s Working Rangelands (4/6/2021) - Learn about the new Framework for Conservation Action in the Great Plains Grasslands Biome through this post and a Webinar April 8, 2021. 
Healthy Rangelands Store Critical Carbon Above and Below the Surface (4/5/2021) - Globally, rangelands store 12% of terrestrial carbon, making them a critical carbon sink and a key ecosystem for mitigating climate change. Underneath the range where the deer and antelope play, an upside-down forest plays a critical role in capturing and storing carbon. Rangelands globally contain 12 percent of terrestrial carbon, with about 87 percent in […]
Working Lands Snapshot | WILDFLOWERS (3/18/2021) - Learn all about wildflowers, also called forbs, in this Working Lands Snapshot.
