Southern Plains Land Trust

"Responding to these dire circumstances, SPLT developed a plan to revitalize the Southern Plains. We seek to acquire lands near National Grasslands in southeast Colorado, southwest Kansas, northeast New Mexico, and the Oklahoma panhandle while simultaneously promoting grasslands policy reform. The aim is creating a reserve network to reestablish the natural mosaic of prairie dog colonies inherent to the shortgrass plains.

"The SPLT reserve shall be allowed to flourish with minimal human intervention. Initially this may mean reseeding, burning, and mowing to restore native prairie vegetation. The reintroduction of other naturally occurring members of the prairie dog ecosystem may also be necessary. In addition, we will work to restore the American bison on the reserve and adjacent National Grasslands as wildlife, not livestock. However, the idea is to allow the prairie to heal itself.

"Accompanying our land purchases and prairie restoration will be an energetic dedication to education and outreach to prevent the further decline of the prairie. We want to develop and present a model for peaceful human coexistence with native wildlife for the broader Plains community. "

Board
Accessed May 2010:


 * Robert Alsobrook, Secretary - New Daddy
 * Jennifer Melton - New Mommy
 * Judith Miller Smith - Science Educator
 * Daniel Rees - Associate Professor of Economics, University of Colorado at Denver
 * Nicole Rosmarino - President; Conservation Director, WildEarth Guardians
 * Jay Tutchton - WildEarth Guardians
 * Daniel Ziskin - Vice-President, Jews Of The Earth
 * Dave Krank - Chemical engineer
 * Lindsey Sterling-Krank - Director, Prairie Dog Coalition

Technical Advisory Committee
Accessed May 2010:


 * Jane Bock, Ph.D. ~ grasslands ecologist; Professor Emerita of Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder
 * Charles Covell, Ph.D. ~ biologist; Professor of Biology, University of Louisville
 * Paula Cushing, Ph.D. ~ entomologist; Curator of Entomology and Arachnology, Denver Museum of Natural History
 * Daniel Licht ~ wildlife biologist; Wildlife biologist, National Park Service
 * Richard Reading Chair - Director of Conservation Biology, Denver Zoological Foundation; Associate Research Professor of Biology, University of Denver
 * Henry Sauer ~ botanist; Project Scientist, Golder and Associates
 * Jon Sharps ~ wildlife biologist; Retired
 * George Wuerthner ~ ecologist; Author and Environmental Advocate

Contact
URL: http://www.southernplains.org