Working Lands

Working Lands Staff and Resources

Audubon Great Plains Working Lands programs consist of privately-managed lands enrolled in the Audubon Conservation Ranching InitiativePrairie Management Toolbox Programs, and Conservation Forage Program. Land owners participate in voluntary enhancement and preservation of critical grassland habitats. Audubon also helps land owners apply “bird-friendly” grazing practices and develop market-based solutions to build economic incentives that benefit landowners, consumers, and the environment.

Financial assistance offered across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska:

  • Grazing infrastructure 
    • Livestock water development
    • Fencing
  • Invasive woody species management
  • Grass seeding
     

WHO TO CONTACT

Eastern North Dakota
Adam Brendemuhl, Range Ecologist
adam.brendemuhl@audubon.org

Western North Dakota
Charli Kohler, Range Ecologist 
charlene.kohler@audubon.org

Western South Dakota
Maggie Figura, Range Ecologist
maggie.figura@audubon.org 

Nebraska
Thomas Leicester, Range Ecologist
thomas.leicester@audubon.org 

Working Lands Program Manager
Juli Bosmoe
julianna.bosmoe@audubon.org 

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