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
New technology helps ranchers maximize grass production (2/17/2021) - How much forage have you lost to woody species? The Rangeland Analysis Platform can help quantify forage loss and pinpoint where to invest conservation funding. Join the NRCS for a free webinar about using the RAP to incorporate economics into area-wide planning on February 25 at 3 pm ET.
A Landowner’s Journey to Using Prescribed Fire – Repost – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (12/9/2020) - Jim Jenkins worked to remove eastern redcedar trees from his Nebraska ranch for years, with limited success. Then he learned about how prescribed fire could do the work for him. Original story from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, resposted with permission.
Working Lands for Wildlife – Director of Agricultural Communications – Request for Proposals (10/23/2020) - Contractor Opportunity: Director of Agricultural Communications for Working Lands for Wildlife initiatives in the West. Deadline December 4, 2020.
