AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION

REWILDING AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP: AMERICAN PRAIRIE IS REWILDING A VAST GRASSLAND TO SUPPORT ECOLOGICALLY MEANINGFUL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE COMPLETED 43 TRANSACTIONS TO CONSERVE 526,959 ACRES OF PRAIRIE HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE 1.1 MILLION-ACRE CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - TOGETHER FORMING THE LARGEST PROTECTED AREA IN THE GREAT PLAINS. OUR BISON HERD, ESTABLISHED IN 2005, NOW NUMBERS AROUND 850 ANIMALS AND CONTRIBUTES TO RIPARIAN AND RANGELAND HEALTH AND GREATER WILDLIFE DIVERSITY.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO RESTORE OTHER KEYSTONE AND EXTIRPATED SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS, BEAVERS, SWIFT FOXES, AND BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS. REWILDING EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT, AS WELL AS PROMOTING WILDLIFE TOLERANCE BEYOND OUR LANDS THROUGH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND COEXISTENCE TOOLS.

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: AMERICAN PRAIRIE STRIVES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US, BOTH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL, BY BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GROUPS AND LEADERS IN AND AROUND THE SEVEN-COUNTY REGION WHERE AMERICAN PRAIRIE OPERATES. THE NATIONAL DISCOVERY CENTER IN LEWISTOWN IS A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL HUB PROVIDING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS IN CENTRAL MONTANA.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .SHARING STORIES FROM THE PRAIRIE IS A PRIORITY, AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON SHOWCASING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND ELEVATING OUR PUBLIC ACCESS MODEL, INCLUDING THROUGH FEATURES IN 60 MINUTES, OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, AND LOCAL PUBLICATIONS. BY RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS IN MONTANA, OUR WEB TRAFFIC, LODGING BOOKINGS AND VISITATION INQUIRIES HAVE ALL INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.