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Transforming Rangeland In Kansas’ Gyp Hills
November 25, 2019
Working together with conservation partners, a landowner and livestock producer restore prairie grazing lands in the southern Great ...
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Seeing the Prairie From a Coyote’s Eye View
December 27, 2017
FIELD REPORT; What does the prairie look like from a coyote's eye view, and why does that matter to lesser prairie-chickens? LPCI range conservationist Marina Osier, based in ...
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How do Lesser Prairie-Chickens Survive the Winter?
February 2, 2016
FIELD REPORT: Biting winds, deep snows, frigid temperatures--how do prairie wildlife make it through the winter? LPCI wildlife biologist Amy Erickson reports in from Portales, ...
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Tracks in the Sand
January 21, 2016
FIELD REPORT: LPCI wildlife biologist Amy Erickson explores the sand dunes of eastern New Mexico, where tracks in the sand reveal the presence of the many animals that live ...
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The Role of Sand Sagebrush in Prairie Grasslands
December 3, 2015
FIELD REPORT: Roll the gray-green foliage of sand sagebrush between your fingers, and you’ll catch the spicy aroma of a plant that’s an important part of the prairie ...
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LPCI Films Stewardship in Action
May 18, 2015
FIELD REPORT: Filmmaker Jeremy Roberts recently visited southwest Kansas with LPCI staff to film exemplary land stewardship practices by ranchers. Read about the filming and ...
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Lesser Prairie-Chickens Return to the Leks
April 10, 2015
FIELD REPORT: LPCI Field Staff wildlife biologist Amy Erickson reports from eastern New Mexico on the return of lesser prairie-chickens to their booming grounds, or ...
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Just Add Water: Prairie Vegetation Responds to Rain
March 3, 2015
FIELD REPORT: LPCI field staff wildlife biologist Jake Swafford reports from Portales, NM, on the effect of 2014’s rains on the drought-stricken ...