Category Archives: Feature Stories
A River Runs Through It: Hydrogeomorphic restoration and public-private partnerships build a future for the Big Muddy
Cutting edge research funded by Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in the Midwest, coupled with on-the-ground conservation and management through public-private partnerships, is building a future for the lower Missouri River. The Plains and Prairie Potholes LCC and Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and … Continue reading →
Uncovering the hidden layers of Big Muddy: Understanding hydrogeomorphic history to restore, manage and protect the lower Missouri River
The lower Missouri River, the largest free-flowing river reach in the United States, encompasses nearly 1.5 million acres of bottomland habitat for fish, wildlife and plants, while providing commercial transportation and recreation opportunities for communities across our nation’s heartland. Two … Continue reading →
Saving our native prairies: A landscape conservation approach
The business of conservation is changing in the prairies. Conservationists recognize that collaborative, science-based management is necessary to ensure a future for our prairies and wetlands, and the unique wildlife these habitats support. “North America’s grasslands are arguably the continent’s … Continue reading →
Examining restoration and management potential along the lower Missouri River
The Missouri River is an important ecological thoroughfare that connects communities across the Plains and Prairie Potholes and Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC). These LCCs are science driven partnerships of federal, state, tribal and non-governmental … Continue reading →
Fish Habitat Partnerships and Landscape Conservation Cooperative drive science to predict changes in aquatic systems
From the Rocky Mountains to the Mid Atlantic, conservationists are joining forces to better understand variables impacting the health of fish populations and their habitats, and, to generate scientific information that can inform land-use decisions and direct conservation efforts across … Continue reading →
The Economics of Conservation
William Gascoigne with the U.S. Geological Survey is investigating the economic contribution of conserved habitat lands to the economy in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the U.S. His research shines a light on the linkages between landscape conditions … Continue reading →