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The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation had filed an appeal to the Public Service Commissions in an effort to stop approval of the ...
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance provides landowners with incentives that help ranchers and bird habitat, Dave Bergmeier writes.
A conservation group said it would drop a court challenge after the developer of a 1.3-gigawatt solar-and-battery project agreed to habitat protections.
The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and Vista Sands Solar project reached an agreement to allow the 1.3 GW project to maintain ...
The agreement includes Vista Sands setting aside 750 additional acres for prairie chicken habitat and a $1 million contribution to the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation for habitat restoration.
Researchers estimate that the total population of lesser prairie-chickens—a ground-nesting species of grouse—has declined, mostly due to habitat loss, from millions to about 30,000 today ...
The North American model of hunting and conservation has relied on a three-legged support system which balances the interests ...
The area is also home to Missouri’s last greater prairie chicken population. “We are grateful to our partners that made this acquisition possible,” said MDC Deputy Director Aaron Jeffries.
Tony Kaster’s prairie stretches across 80 acres in Marysville Township, an hour west of downtown Minneapolis. On a recent afternoon, a goldfinch flits past a field of golden alexanders. A great blue ...