Weathering the Perfect Storm in the Grasslands of the Northern Great Plains

A perfect storm is hitting the Dakota Grasslands as record crop prices, advances in technology and equipment, and federal farm subsidies are creating incentives to plow up grasslands and drain wetlands for cropland. This is nothing new but the pace has grown rapidly, and the loss of this habitat has had devastating effects on many migratory birds and other fish and wildlife.

The rapid and extensive loss of native prairie throughout the Great Plains is a major focus of America