Protecting Colorado’s Prairies and Wildlife
EVERY PRAIRIE NEEDS A FRIEND
Our Mission
We are dedicated to protecting and restoring prairie
communities throughout the West. We engage in advocacy aimed at protecting prairie habitats and wildlife communities whom are dependent on healthy grasslands.
Current Issues
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Get Involved
Ready to protect Colorado’s prairies? Join our Action Group and take part in hands-on strategies that make a real difference. Attend our monthly Zoom calls to connect with fellow advocates, learn effective actions, and help drive meaningful change. Together, we prioritize habitat preservation and build a stronger future for these vital grasslands.
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Prairie Dog Protections
We educate communities about the vital role prairie dogs play as a keystone species in Colorado’s grasslands; supporting healthy soils, diverse plants, insects, and the entire biotic community. Despite ongoing mass poisoning and habitat destruction, we push for strong protections that prioritize habitat preservation.
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Myth Busting
Prairie dogs are victims of harmful myths: they do not spread plague to humans, do not cause livestock to break legs, and do not destroy grasslands. In reality, they enhance perennial plants, aerate the soil, improve moisture retention, and serve as a vital keystone species. They are essential to the health of Colorado’s biotic communities.
““The prairie dog is one of the architects of the prairie.””
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Sandy Nervig - Prairie Conservationist!
Sandy discovered her passion for preserving and restoring native ecosystems in Colorado after earning two degrees, in business and architecture, and needing more. Her activism and prairie dog relocation work began with saving prairie dogs over 25 years ago. As a Wildlife Photographer, she collaborated with Con Slobodchikoff, PhD, who researched prairie dog behavior and language for over 30 years, to produce and contribute photography and video content for 4 prairie dog educational YouTube videos, Prairie Dogs: America’s Meerkats 1. Ecology, 2. Social life, 3. Language, and 4. Conservation. More of her fun prairie dog videos are Prairie Dogs Jump-Yip!, Prairie Dog Pups Jump-Yip!, Prairie Dogs Chatter!, Zany Prairie Dogs and Zany Prairie Dogs 2.