We connect people and prairies.
Through prairie restoration, education and our 8 preserves, we create opportunities to build lifelong connections with the land.
Our Mission"Growing Greener" podcast featuring Prairie Plains
Prairies are important.
They filter water, create healthy soil, trap carbon and provide habitat for a diversity of life.
Prairie Plains Resource Institute has pioneered grassland management and educational activities on its network of eight native prairie preserves since 1980.
Whether it’s kids discovering, scientists researching or families spending time together, we create opportunities to build lifelong connections with the land.
Prairie Restoration
Prairie Plains offers high-diversity, local-ecotype prairie restoration services to landowners. It's simple: We plant Nebraska seeds on Nebraska prairies.
Planting Prairies
We believe that careful attention to seed source, soil type and site hydrology results in resilient and dynamic prairies.
Tree and Shrub Removal
Woody plant (tree and shrub) invasion is an ongoing threat to prairies and requires persistent management. Prairie Plains can help with your project.
Support Prairie Plains
You can contribute to our mission by becoming a member. And every donation counts! Together we are:
- Improving the landscape with our prairie restoration work.
- Providing opportunities for kids to learn about Nebraska's prairies, rivers and people.
- Making improvements to our preserves so that more people can experience the beauty of our grasslands!
Upcoming Events
Let Your Child SOAR.
SOAR (Summer Orientation About Rivers) is a nature day camp where kids have fun exploring the Platte River and other outdoor environments in the area.
Who can come?
Students in grades 3-6
When is it?
July 8-11 or July 15-18
Where is it?
Aurora, Nebraska