Chestnut-collared Longspur
Latin: Calcarius ornatus
Pollinator and grazing cattle at Sand Ranch, Ashley, ND Photo: Lucy Love
Audubon Dakota’s Working Lands consists of privately-managed lands enrolled in the Audubon Conservation Ranching Initiative, Prairie Management Toolbox Programs and Conservation Forage Program. Land owners participate in enhancement and preservation of critical grassland habitats. Audubon Dakota also helps land owners apply “bird-friendly” grazing practices and develop market-based solutions to build economic incentives that benefit landowners, consumers and the environment.
North Dakota
Central Coteau and Stutsman County Toolbox Projects
Charli Kohler | Range Ecologist
charlene.kohler@audubon.org
Grand Forks Area Toolbox Projects and Conservation Forage Program
Juli Bosmoe | Range Ecologist
julianna.bosmoe@audubon.org
South Dakota
Audubon Conservation Ranching and Prairie Management Toolbox Projects
Eastern South Dakota
Josh Lefers | Working Lands Programs Manager
joshua.lefers@audubon.org
Western South Dakota
Cody Grewing | Range Ecologist
cody.grewing@audubon.org
A market-based conservation approach that offers incentives for good grassland stewardship through a certification label on beef products.
The Prairie Management Toolbox provides financial and technical support for grazing infrastructure for private landowners.
CFP will work with North Dakota's producers to restore marginal crop lands back to grasslands to improve forage availability and quality.
Sparking a new approach to North Dakota rangeland management
By conducting avian, mammal, and vegetation surveys with Audubon Dakota
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