Baby Bison Birth Announcement!

Susan Crick is the Development & Communications Director for Southern Plains Land Trust.     Bison or Buffalo? In North America, bison are often called buffalo. While many of us grew up using this popular nickname, it is not a biologically correct name....

Experiencing the Prairie with 5th Graders

Susan Crick is the Development & Communications Director for Southern Plains Land Trust. Last Thursday a school bus rumbled down the dirt road to Raven’s Nest Nature Preserve. Forty-three students with their teachers poured out onto the prairie. Any wildlife that...

Planting Hope – Rewilding Prairie Streams

Jay Tutchton is the Preserve Manager for Southern Plains Land Trust. The words spring and hope are often linked.  For example, in our saying “hope springs eternal.”  Nature’s season of rebirth and renewal can’t help but engender optimism.  Here on the Southern Plains...

Celebrate Prairie Dog Day!

Prairie Dog Day This blog post was authored by Soleil Gaylord, who volunteers for Southern Plains Land Trust. She is a junior at Dartmouth College studying Government and Environmental Studies, and hopes to pursue environmental policy or law.      Black-tailed...