Video Assets and Resources
To effectively impact the biome, we need an increased awareness with public audiences
about the critical importance of the Central Grasslands.
Video Storytelling can help meet that need.
Recent Video Releases
New Grasslands Video Released from Cornell
A big thank you to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Center for Conservation Media for producing this film! Please share throughout your grassland networks. View the short film here
South Dakota's Our Amazing Grasslands features the Central Grasslands Roadmap
A big thank you for this beloved series that we feature often to focus in our efforts (see more on this series below). Watch the May feature on the Roadmap from South Dakota's Amazing Grasslands Series
Amazing storytelling effort across the Northern Great Plains:
"The Guardians of the Grasslands"
CGRI Webinar Series
A Grasslands Overview 4-Part Webinar Series: “Grasslands: Culture, Conservation, and Resiliency”
Excellent overview of the nuanced issues facing the Grasslands and Human Communities
South Dakota Series: Our Amazing Grasslands
"There's a real quality of life to living here in the west. And a lot of it is because of our open spaces, and to see young people realize that and hold that as valuable is really encouraging to me. Talking to Karlie, you talk about not just the biodiversity of grasslands, but there's a natural system here. They're self-containing and functional, and that's the beauty of ranches. We're producing food and fiber on the landscape but doing it in a way that's as sustainable as any system can be. And what it does is it keeps our biodiversity and our natural systems together, which is great for wildlife and open spaces, clean air, clean water, everything that we're always looking for." - Mitch Faulkner
See updates about this series in a recent newsletter
Series: Taking a Stand for Grasslands
More than half the native grasslands in the U.S. have been permanently lost, and in recent decades grassland bird populations have followed suit. While these vital habitats might always not get as much attention as forests and wetlands, countless are groups working to restore, protect, and manage grasslands throughout the Great Plains. The Cornell Lab's Center for Conservation Media was invited by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Northern Great Plains Program to create four short films highlighting the people on the front lines in the campaign to reverse declines in this ecoregion.