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Latest LPCI “Scorecard” Highlights NRCS Investments and Outcomes
November 17, 2022
Check out the latest Lesser Prairie-Chicken Scorecard which details NRCS investments and conservation milestones in the southern Plains states for fiscal year 2021 and the ...
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Press Release: USDA-NRCS Announces Funding of the KS Great Plains Grasslands Initiative
March 15, 2021
Kansas producers have new funding opportunities to help address woody plant encroachment on targeted rangelands through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural ...
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Prairie Grouse Meeting Showcases Latest Prairie-Chicken Research
October 25, 2017
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: Emerging research on lesser prairie-chickens took center stage last week at the 32nd annual Prairie Grouse Technical Council meeting in Dickinson, North ...
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Keeping the Grass in CRP Grasslands—LPCI and the Dust Bowl legacy
October 9, 2017
LPCI NEWS: The Dust Bowl's legacy has profoundly shaped ranching and wildlife conservation in the southern Great Plains. LPCI helps ranchers like Abell keep grasslands in ...
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New Mexico Range Managers Put Science to Work for Prairie-Chickens
April 14, 2017
LPCI NEWS RELEASE: For wildlife biologist Randy Howard, a new mapping tool developed by lesser prairie-chicken researchers is an essential part of restoring habitat for ...
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Rangeland Science Journal Publishes Special Issue On Woody Plant Encroachment
January 12, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: This month, the Society for Range Management's scientific journal, Rangeland Ecology & Management, released a special issue focused entirely on the ...
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Science to Solutions: Mesquite Encroachment Impacts Lesser Prairie-Chickens
January 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE: New research study quantifies the significant impacts of honey mesquite encroachment on lesser prairie-chickens in the southern Great Plains. Read more ...
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Fire Helps Kansas Rancher Restore Redcedar-infested Grasslands
July 6, 2016
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: When Tom Carr was a boy, redcedars were a rarity on his family's ranch lands in south-central Kansas. By the early 2000s, cedars had overtaken the ...
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USDA Unveils Three-Year Conservation Strategy for Lesser Prairie-Chicken
April 28, 2016
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: The USDA today announced the release of a three-year conservation strategy that will guide the voluntary restoration of 500,000 acres of habitat for the ...
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SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS: Redcedar Removal Restores Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat
March 24, 2016
SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS: The science is in! A new study resoundingly confirms that redcedar encroachment greatly impacts lesser prairie-chickens. Our new Science to Solutions ...
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New Report Highlights LPCI Conservation Across the Range
January 4, 2016
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: New report highlights Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative habitat conservation successes across the lesser prairie-chicken's range in the Southern Great ...
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New Study on Habitat Use Yields Insights for Prairie-Chicken Management
October 14, 2015
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: A recently published research study examines factors affecting space use by female prairie-chickens at ten sites across the Great ...
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Kansas Rancher Puts Expired CRP Grasslands to Work for Cattle and Wildlife
October 13, 2015
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: Kansas rancher Dwight Abell is shifting his expired CRP grasslands to cattle grazing with LPCI assistance, a win-win proposition for his cattle operation ...
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LPCI Partners Awarded for Conservation Efforts
October 7, 2015
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: Two Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative partners receive the Hamerstrom Award for their important contributions to prairie grouse ...
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New LPCI Video Spotlights Conservation Reserve Program
September 22, 2015
LPCI PRESS RELEASE: How does the Conservation Reserve Program benefit lesser prairie-chickens and the private landowners who steward their habitat? A newly released 3-minute ...