The Great Plains were once the domain of the bison, tens of millions of them moving across an ocean of grass that ran unbroken from horizon to horizon one of the greatest wildlife spectacles the world has ever known. That grassland is now among the most altered and least protected biomes on the continent, plowed and fenced and largely forgotten, yet where it survives it still holds prairie dogs, pronghorn, and grassland birds vanishing faster than any others in America.
The organizations here work to restore prairie and bring back the bison, keep native grassland unplowed in partnership with ranchers, and rebuild the ecological engine of the American heartland. Their work carries a bold vision: that the great grassland can be made whole again.
Environmental Organizations in This Bioregion
25 organizations working across this landscape.
Arbor Day Foundation
Founded in 1972 — the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance — the Arbor Day Foundation is the largest 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization dedicated to ...
Badlands National Park Conservancy
As an official partner of the Badlands National Park, we raise critical funds in support of capital outlay projects, resource protection, and the enhancement of recr...
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance
Black Hills Clean Water Alliance is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with freshwater ecosystems. Based in Rapid City, SD, United States of Ame...
Black Hills Parks and Forests Association
Non-profit partner for the National Park Service and the USDA Forest Service. Supporting wonder and exploration since 1946.
Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma
Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma is a 501(c)(4) NWF affiliate promoting nonpartisan policy to protect water, wildlife, habitat, and natural resources
Dakota Rural Action
Dakota Rural Action is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with climate adaptation. Based in Rapid City, SD, United States of America, it is incl...
Friends of the Big Sioux River
To protect and restore the Big Sioux River and its watershed, improve the water quality, and educate our community to build a conservation ethic.
George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center
The Sutton Center is a leader in avian research and conservation though conducting intensive, conservation-oriented, ecological field research on declining grasslan...
Giving the Basics, Inc.
Essential Hygiene Products for Healthy Communities
Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE)
Kansas State University Regenerative Agriculture
The Kansas State University Regenerative Agriculture Initiative advances regenerative agriculture systems that transform agriculture into a resource-efficient, clima...
Kansas Wesleyan University
The Community Resilience Hub at Kansas Wesleyan University is a multifaceted initiative dedicated to cultivating solidarity and regenerating the community.
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Inc.
Our Mission: To rehabilitate native Nebraska wildlife and migratory birds for return to the wild; to preserve and restore native habitats; to educate youth and adult...
Red Cloud Renewable
We recognize that the clash of cultures between Native and non-Natives has been a harsh story, but we also know that history is not something that just happened...
Red River Basin Commission
Promoting trans-boundary management of the Red River of the North
The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund
We establish the gold standard of pollinator habitat solutions—proven to improve biodiversity, soil & water health, capture carbon, and support wildlife.
The Land Institute
The modern scale of annual agriculture threatens to collapse the cultural and natural systems upon which life on this planet depends. But what if there was a soluti...
The Maisha Project, Inc.
Maisha advances food systems and environmental education in Kenya by integrating regenerative agriculture and school meals to expand opportunities.
WATERisLIFE
To improve quality of life and transform communities by providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) through both immediate relief and long-term sus...