Nonprofits and grassroots groups leading hands-on prairie restoration, education, and stewardship across the Temperate Prairies region, from urban prairie restoration to native plant training programs.
Local Stewardship & Advocacy
Restoration & Education Nonprofits
Oklahoma Native Plant Society (OK) - Statewide nonprofit promoting native plant conservation, with an active native plant/seed source directory for landscape professionals.
Native Lands Restoration Collaborative (KS) - Northeast Kansas nonprofit offering community education and hands-on ecosystem restoration and native plant training.
Bridging the Gap (MO) - Kansas City sustainability nonprofit whose WildLands program restores 14 local urban prairies.
Deep Roots (MO) - Kansas City-region nonprofit coalition promoting native plant landscaping through education, demonstration gardens, and events like the Plan It Native conference.
Iowa Native Plant Society (IA) - Iowa nonprofit promoting the conservation, restoration, and appreciation of the state's native flora.
Prairie Plains Resource Institute (NE) - Nebraska nonprofit restoring prairie and wetland habitat through local-ecotype seed harvesting, with 8 preserves and restoration services.
United Prairie Foundation (ND) - North Dakota nonprofit restoring prairie and wetland habitat using locally harvested seed, paired with community education and outreach.
Advocacy Organizations
Audubon Society: Urban Woods & Prairies Initiative (Great Plains) - Audubon Great Plains program restoring urban prairie and woodland habitat for birds and wildlife while engaging local communities in stewardship.
Missouri Prairie Foundation (MO) - Missouri nonprofit dedicated to preserving and restoring the state's native prairie remnants and promoting native landscaping statewide.
Sierra Club (IL) - Illinois chapter of the national conservation nonprofit, running campaigns on habitat conservation, clean water, and land protection statewide.
Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan (CAD) - Multi-stakeholder partnership of governments, ranchers, and conservation groups coordinating native prairie and species-at-risk conservation across Saskatchewan.
