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Our vision is to connect 3.2 million acres to serve as a refuge for people and wildlife, forever. View our press releases to stay informed on American Prairie's growth, restoration work and latest announcements.

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American Prairie Field School

March 27, 2023

Ken Burns American Heritage Prize to be awarded to Kristine McDivitt Tompkins

January 19, 2023

American Prairie Adds Over 3,400 Acres in 2022

December 22, 2022

American Prairie Distributes More Bison to Tribal Nations

December 7, 2022

American Prairie Receives Final Approval for Bison Grazing Plan

July 28, 2022

American Prairie Unlocks More Public Land in Montana

July 13, 2022

Jimmy Chin awarded 2022 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize

May 17, 2022

BLM Approves American Prairie Bison Grazing Application

March 31, 2022

American Prairie Sees Record Visitation for Third Straight Year

February 3, 2022

American Prairie Purchases 73 Ranch

December 21, 2021

Media Coverage

As American Prairie grows, so does interest in helping us tell our story. Our Marketing team works with the news media, filmmakers and other digital partners to raise awareness of what we are doing to conserve one of the least protect ecosystems on the planet. If you are a member of the media on a deadline, please contact Beth Saboe. Inquiries not related to the media should be submitted via the "Connect with Us" form.

2023 Coverage

The New York Times, January 2023, "52 Places To Go In 2023"

The New York Times, January 2023, "Where the Bison Could Roam"

2022 Coverage

CBS News: 60 Minutes, October 2022, "American Prairie: Creating a huge new nature reserve in Montana"

2021 Coverage

Yellowstone Public Radio, October 2021, "For the first time in decades, buffalo will once again roam the Rocky Boy's Reservation"

Billings Gazette, September 30, "State will conduct analysis of American Prairie's requested grazing permit change to bison"

CNN, August 2021, "The fight to preserve the last quiet places on a noisy planet"

Helena Independent Record, July 2021, "BLM gives initial OK to American Prairie Reserve's controversial bison grazing permit"

Rewilding Institute, July 2021, "Episode 76: American Prairie Reserve – Big Rewilding On America’s Northern Great Plains"

Smithsonian Magazine, June 2021, "When the Bison Return, Will Their Habitat Rebound?"

Land Ethic, May 2021, Podcast Episode #10 with American Prairie CEO Alison Fox

The Hill, March 2021, "Property rights are fundamental to a free society — and to conservation"

Field Museum, March 2021, "The Fort Belknap Indian Community and American Prairie Reserve to receive Field Museum conservation award"

Montana Standard, March 2021, "American Prairie Reserve's popularity with campers grew in 2020"

Missoulian, February 2021, "Oh give me a home: Bison coffee table book reflects authors' love of iconic animal"

yahoo! news, February 2021, "35 Montana bison moved to South Dakota reservation"

Billings Gazette, January 2021, "Eastern Montana prairie bison pursuit challenges wounded Marine veteran" (Subscription needed)

Lewistown News-Argus, January 2021, "Phillips County, APR settle bison grazing dispute" (Subscription needed)

Yellowstone Public Radio, January 2021, "American Prairie Reserve To Expand Bison Testing, Transparency In Settlement Agreement"

Daily Montanan, January 2021, "American Prairie and Phillips County find common ground"

2020 Coverage

tripsavvy, July 2020, "Where to Go Stargazing in Montana"

KBZK, May 2020, "American Prairie Reserve is donating more than 4,000 pounds of bison meat"

The Atlantic, April 2020, "Why Italians Are Growing Apples for Wild Bears"

National Geographic Magazine, February 2020, "Two visions collide amid push to restore Montana plains"

Bitterroot Magazine, February 2020, "Montana's Grand Prairie Experiment"

The Guardian, January 2020, "Where to go on holiday in 2020: the alternative hotlist"

2019 Coverage

NPR, December 2019, "Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park In The Great Plains"

Missouri River Country Montana, December 2019, "2020 Missouri River Country Check List"

KUER, NPR Utah, October 2019, "The Next Yellowstone: How Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park"

Bikepacking.com, October 2019, "Prairie Breaks"

Sierra Club Magazine, September 2019, "Building an American Serengeti in Montana"

Men's Journal, May 2019, "How Private Land Reserves Are Saving Endangered Species (and Inviting Travelers to Witness the Revival)"

2018 Coverage

The Wall Street Journal, September 2018, "The New Outdoor Getaway: Landscapes That Have Been ‘Rewilded’"

CBS Sunday Morning, August 2018, "Reclaiming the American Prairie"

The Chicago Tribune, July 2018, "Feel the pull of the prairie on a uniquely American safari in Montana"

2017 Coverage

Threshold, March 2017, "Episode 6: "Territory Folks Should All Be Pals"

Northwest Travel and Life, February 2017, "The American Serengeti: Through the Eyes of an Artist"

Associated Press, Billings Gazette, January 24, 2017, "Montana prairie reserve awards Ken Burns prize to historian"

Explore Big Sky, January 24, 2017, "Filmmaker Ken Burns Talks American Prairie Reserve, Writer David McCullough And War In Vietnam"

2016 Coverage

Jared Stone, November 2016, "Home on the Range"

MobileRVing.com, October 2016, "The Topography of Conservation: American Prairie Reserve"

Billings Gazette, August 10, 2016: "New York City teens explore Montana prairie"

Sonima.com, July 20, 2016: "25 Beautiful Places in the World to Find Peace of Mind"

Helena Independent Record, July 4, 2016: "Six artists to reimagine Montana's national parks, sites "

National Wildlife Federation, June 20, 2016: "Sean Gerrity of the American Prairie Reserve Honored With National Conservation Special Achievement Award"

National Wildlife Federation, June 13, 2016: "13 Camping Spots to Visit Now"

The Atlantic, June 3, 2016: "The Economic Logic of Preserving Wild Areas"

U.S. News, May 11, 2016: "5 Underrated Glamping Experiences to Try This Year"

Associated Press, May 6, 2016: "Ranch buy adds to huge Montana wildlife reserve "

The Atlantic, April 26, 2016: "Ken Burns, on the American Prairie Reserve"

Ensia, February 23, 2016: "We can save individual species – but can we save entire ecosystems?"

2015 Coverage

The New York Times, December 28, 2015: “The Yellowstone of the Future”

PERC Report, November 24, 2015: “The New West: A quiet revolution is sweeping across the West, forging a new approach to conservation in the 21st century.”

Mongabay, November 20, 2015: “Technology for Restoring Wildlife to the Wild, Wild West”

The Independent, October 2, 2015: “Buffalo return to Montana’s Great Plains – a victory for environmentalists but a blow to ranchers

The New York Times, August 9, 2015: “From Skyscrapers to Big Sky”

Montana Quarterly, Summer 2015: “A Change in Tenor”

Property & Environment Research Center, July 2015: “Free Market Environmentalism In Action: American Prairie Reserve” (PDF download)

National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel, July 2, 2015: “American Glamping: Three Great Finds”

Great Falls Tribune, June 23, 2015: “Business big shots, foundations providing bulk of green behind conservation effort”

Billings Gazette, June 7, 2015: “Montana prairie bison herd now 3rd largest in U.S.”

Billings Gazette, June 7, 2015: “Former Billings man helps lead Montana’s largest private plains reserve”

Outside, March 11, 2015: “The 30 Most Incredible Trips to Take in 2015″

The Washington Post, January 6, 2015: “Amber waves of grain”

Bozeman Daily Chronicle, January 1, 2015: “2015: The Year of Adventure”

2014 Coverage

Forbes, November 25, 2014: “The 10 Coolest Places to Visit in 2015″

Preservation Magazine, October 1, 2014: “Small Wonders: Montana’s Schoolhouses”

Montana Quarterly, Fall 2014, “Adventures with Benefits”

KidsPost, The Washington Post, September 3, 2014: “Bison return to the National Zoo”

The Washington Post, August 26, 2014: “Buffaloes, gentle giants of the plains, return to the National Zoo after a decade”

The Associated Press, July 31, 2014: “Montana prairie reserve tops 300,000 acres”

Dan Rather Presents, July 22, 2014: “Range War”

The Huffington Post, July 17, 2014: “Think Big, Act Now for Nature: Unexpected Common Ground Between Montana, Azerbaijan and the Middle East”

Outside Magazine, June 2014: “A Trip for Every Weekend This Summer”

Distinctly Montana, Spring 2014: “For The Love of Another Montana Nonprofit: American Prairie Reserve”

2013 Coverage

The New York Times, October 27, 2013: “Vision of Prairie Paradise Troubles Some Montana Ranchers”

Financial Times, Sept. 20, 2013: “Conservation of America’s prairie – and return of the bison”

Sunset Magazine, June 2013 issue: “75 Reasons To Love the West”

Fast Company/Co.Exist, May 31, 2013: “A Park The Size of Connecticut Is Being Carved Out of the Great Plains”

The New York Times, April 2, 2013: “On the Montana Range, Efforts to Restore Bison Meet Resistance”

2012 Coverage

The Associated Press, August 21, 2012: “Grasslands Reserve Buys 150,000-acre Montana Ranch”

This American Land (PBS), September 2012: Bison homecoming – the buffalo are back!

The New York Times, April 27, 2012: “As Bison Return to Prairie, Some Rejoice, Some Worry”

The Economist, Mar. 17, 2012: “Reclaiming Montana – Born to be wild”

Big Sky Journal, Spring 2012: “Adventure on the Silent Prairie”

The Huffington Post, April 25, 2012: “Seven Generations and 130 Years Later, a Circle is Complete with Bison Homecoming”