Protect our grasslands

Dear John,

Since 2016, nearly 10 million acres of grasslands have been plowed under across the Great Plains. The findings of WWF's annual Plowprint report, which analyzes plow-up from two years prior, shows that nearly 1.8 million acres of grasslands were destroyed across the US and Canadian Great Plains in 2020 alone.

The data supports a disturbing fact: America's iconic grasslands are one of the fastest disappearing ecosystems on our planet. These once-vast landscapes are critical for the food we eat, rural economies, carbon sequestration, and wildlife habitat. WWF has worked for two decades in the Northern Great Plains alongside Native nations and ranchers to conserve our grasslands and wildlife.

While the findings of the Plowprint report are grim, we have opportunities to curb the destruction of grasslands. The North American Grasslands Conservation Act will create a landmark voluntary program to conserve and restore threatened grassland ecosystems. The Grasslands Act is an effective effort to reverse massive grassland loss and conserve America's remaining grasslands—enabling landowners and Native nations to ensure that healthy grasslands remain for future generations.

And we need your help to call on your senators to support this important bill. Take action to tell your Senators to cosponsor the North American Grasslands Conservation Act.

A herd of Plains Bison © Clay Bolt/WWF-US