Business Plan for the Northern Great Plains

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/ngp_busplan_w.appendix.pdf

In September 2016, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation published its long-term conservation plan for the Northern Great Plains with the desired outcome of 1 million acres of “focal area” grasslands improved or maintained. The business plan is intended to be a “concise blueprint” of the resources and strategies needed to achieve the NFWF’s desired conservation outcomes.

Chartered by U.S. Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation currently operates as a government-backed nonprofit that directs private and public funding towards the most urgent conservation issues. The NFWF also strives to develop solutions that serve as framework not only for the NFWF but for federal, state, and local policymakers. Over the last 30 years, the organization has funded more than 4,000 organizations and directed over $2.9 billion in conservation project funding.

One of the cornerstones of the Business Plan is its identification of five “focal species” to serve as representations of different biodiverse areas across the Northern Great Plains. The five species identified are the “Baird’s Sparrow, Chestnut-collared Longspur, Lark Bunting, McCown’s Longspur, and Sprague’s Pipit.” Under the Plan’s fourth objective, the NFWF aims to reduce the annual population decline of these species where NFWF-funded projects exist, thus achieving a well-rounded, expansive conservation effort.

For the Executive Summary, see Page 30 of the Plan here: https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/ngp_busplan_w.appendix.pdf#page=30