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Eat Bison to Save Bison?
For thousands of years, bison shaped North America’s grasslands while providing food, materials, and deep cultural and spiritual connections for Indigenous peoples. After being driven nearly to extinction in the late 1800s, bison have made a remarkable comeback.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Tackling Woody Encroachment Across the Great Plains
Across the Great Plains, the spread of trees and shrubs into historically open grasslands is changing landscapes and creating new challenges for conservation. Learn more in this new Spotlight Story.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
September Newsletter for Tribal Community Now Available
The latest Newsletter for Tribal Community Resilience is now available, featuring news, resources, funding opportunities, events, and job openings relevant to Tribal Nations and partners across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain region.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Did you miss it? Watch the latest NC CASC webinar
Did you miss the latest NC CASC webinar? Watch and learn how researchers, land managers, Tribal Nations, and communities are working together to build more resilient pinyon-juniper woodlands across the West.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
El Niño 2026-2027: What Could It Mean for the North Central Region?
A potentially very strong El Niño is developing for 2026-2027, but what might that mean for the North Central region? Explore a new USGS CASC resource to learn what scientists are forecasting.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Shifting Shades of Drought
How do we better track when landscapes are becoming unusually dry? In the latest NC CASC blog, graduate researcher Kelsey Warren shares her work developing a new approach to Consecutive Dry Days (CDD).
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
Bringing back bison to Colorado using plant functional traits
Bison (Bison bison) were the dominant, keystone grazer across the Great Plains, North America’s largest biome, for millennia and shaped prairie ecosystems. However, European settlement in the 1800s across this region led to widespread slaughter and near extinction of this once prolific species.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
New RCAP Blog on Woody Plant Management
How are land managers working to keep grasslands from turning into woodlands? In a new NC CASC student blog, CU Boulder PhD student Em Wright explores the growing challenge of woody plant encroachment across the Great Plains.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
The SPARRO tool has launched
Over the last three years, scientists, economists, and conservation partners have worked together to develop SPARRO and address a critical gap in consistent, reliable information about grassland bird populations and conservation priorities.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña
NC CASC Webinar Series is Back! September 10, 2026
Join us for an upcoming NC CASC webinar highlighting collaborative efforts that are advancing the science and practice of pinyon-juniper management.
Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña