Field Reports

We provide scientific reports, project profiles, technical tools, videos, photos, field guides, and links that tell the story of how cooperative conservation is making a difference for working lands and wildlife across the West.

Transforming Rangeland In Kansas’ Gyp Hills
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Transforming Rangeland In Kansas’ Gyp Hills

Working together with conservation partners, a landowner and livestock producer restore prairie grazing lands in the southern Great ...
Seeing the Prairie From a Coyote’s Eye View
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Seeing the Prairie From a Coyote’s Eye View

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 ...
How do Lesser Prairie-Chickens Survive the Winter?
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How do Lesser Prairie-Chickens Survive the Winter?

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, ...
Tracks in the Sand
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Tracks in the Sand

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 ...
The Role of Sand Sagebrush in Prairie Grasslands
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The Role of Sand Sagebrush in Prairie Grasslands

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 ...
LPCI Films Stewardship in Action
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LPCI Films Stewardship in Action

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 ...
Lesser Prairie-Chickens Return to the Leks
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Lesser Prairie-Chickens Return to the Leks

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 ...
Just Add Water: Prairie Vegetation Responds to Rain
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Just Add Water: Prairie Vegetation Responds to Rain

FIELD REPORT: LPCI field staff wildlife biologist Jake Swafford reports from Portales, NM, on the effect of 2014’s rains on the drought-stricken ...