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
Publication Alert: The Last Continuous Grasslands on Earth (3/3/2022) - New research details the largest and most intact grasslands on Earth. Two of the largest are located here in the U.S. -- the Sandhills of Nebraska and the sagebrush steppe of Central Wyoming. 
“Defend the Core” — Fighting back against woody invaders on the Great Plains (2/24/2022) - Defending intact grassland cores from woody species is more effective, cost-efficient and produces better results for grassland conservation. NRCS’ Working Lands for Wildlife is investing in big-picture, proactive ways to keep from losing healthy grasslands to woody infestations By Brianna Randall Envision driving across the prairie with the windows down. Little bluestem and switchgrasses wave […]
Publication Alert: Large-scale fire management restores grassland bird richness (1/18/2022) - Research from the Loess Canyons Experimental Landscape shows that strategic use of prescribed fire boosts grassland species diversity.
