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Funding for Greater Sage-Grouse Research: Request for Proposals This message announces the call to prepare and submit proposals for funding research and management support projects through the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife … Continue reading →

In February 2013, the Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) released a comprehensive annual report highlighting the accomplishments of more than 30 agencies and organizations across state and international boundaries committed to healthy ecosystems for current and future … Continue reading →

Funding opportunities are now available from the eight U.S. Department of the Interior Climate Science Centers (CSCs) for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. Proposals are invited for projects that support CSC science priorities. Eligible applicants are principal investigators from the … Continue reading →

LCC partner WWF Northern Great Plains Program has made exciting progress over the last six months.  The Northern Plains Conservation Network unveiled a new interactive web map for the ecoregion, which reflects a regional assessment of conservation opportunities in the Northern Great … Continue reading →

Join this free webinar hosted by The Ohio State University to be held on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 -1:00 p.m. ET. To register click here. With the recent Presidential and Congressional elections behind us, what can we now expect with regard … Continue reading →

The Nature Conservancy recently announced the publication of “Talking Big: Lessons Learned from a 9,000 Hectare Restoration in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie” in the online, peer reviewed journal Sustainability.  Lead author Phil Gerla and co-authors Marissa Ahlering, Jason Ekstein and … Continue reading →

For more information on the National Climate Predictions and Projections Pilot project, visit http://www.doi.gov/csc/northcentral/NCPP-Pilot-Project.cfm Climate scientists often develop models to predict how climate may change in an effort to inform other models that predict how these changes may impact conservation … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2012 Ashley Spratt, Communications Coordinator 572-234-2132 ext. 104 ashley_spratt@fws.gov Bismarck, North Dakota – Conservation experts from federal, state and non-governmental conservation groups represented by the Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) today announced … Continue reading →