Places We Protect

Learn more about the Conservancy's work in Conata Basin, which is critical habitat for the endangered black-footed ferret.

The Prairie Coteau is a long, wide plateau located largely in South Dakota. As much as 1 million acres of grassland remains there — making it one of best and largest expanses of tallgrass prairie in the upper Great Plains.
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Cool Green Science

New! The conservation blog of The Nature Conservancy

News

New Prairie Ecologist Hired

Ordway Prairie to Get Even Greener

Studying Bison DNA

Prairie Photo Contest Winners Announced!
See a slideshow of the top ten photographs.

Profile: South Dakota Rancher Wendi Rinehart

Bison Herd Helps Conservancy Restoration Effort in Iowa 
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South Dakota Update

Download a PDF of The Nature Conservancy's new Prairies to Pines Update [596KB PDF], which includes news from Conservancy projects in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

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