American Prairie Foundation
PredecessorThe Prairie Foundation
FormationJune 2001 (2001-06)
FounderSean Gerrity[1][2][3][4][5]
TypeNonprofit
81-0541893
PurposeCreate and manage large nature reserve
Headquarters2048 Analysis Drive, Suite B
Location
Region served
Northeastern Montana
FieldsConservation research and tourism
Alison Fox
Websitewww.americanprairie.org
RemarksDoing business as American Prairie

The American Prairie Foundation is a nonprofit organization located in the U.S. state of Montana. The foundation's objective is to build one of the largest[6] wildlife reserves in the continental United States through a combination of new land acquisition and public land integration into the project, called the American Prairie.[7] To accomplish this, the foundation estimates that it must acquire 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) privately, which would then link together over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of existing public property. The Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge is one of the project's anchor properties.

The American Prairie Foundation (doing business as American Prairie) seeks to create a landscape reminiscent of that seen by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[8] The American Prairie Foundation developed a 7-point scale to evaluate land based on ten ecological conditions including plant diversity, grazing, fire, hydrology and predators to measure the impact of reserve management activities.[9]

Approximately ten percent of the funding comes from private foundations supporting land conservation and the remaining ninety percent comes from individuals living in 46 states and eight countries. Approximately 20% of its donors reside in the state of Montana.[10] As of December 2013, they had raised $67.3 million in cash and pledges since 2002.[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sean Gerrity: Making a Home on the Range for Bison and Other Wildlife". National Geographic. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Rosner, Hillary (2 August 2012). "'I want to restart the golden age of conservation' – ex Valley entrepreneur". the Guardian. Yale Environment 360. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park In The Great Plains". NPR. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "New plan for the Great Plains: Bring back the Pleistocene". Christian Science Monitor. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Garrett-Davis, Josh (2 August 2004). "The Greening of the Plains". High Country News. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Hegyi, Nate (November 11, 2019). "The Next Yellowstone: How Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Lutey, Tom (2009-12-20). "Ranchers wary of group's effort to create wildlife reserve bigger than Yellowstone". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  8. ↑ "Expanding the Reserve". Americanprairie.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  9. ↑ " American Prairie Reserve: 2013 Fall Gathering", American Prairie Reserve, p5, 2013
  10. ↑ "FAQs". Americanprairie.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  11. ↑ "Financials". Americanprairie.org. 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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