Sand County Foundation Receives Grant to Enhance Grasslands Resilience

The nonprofit conservation organization Sand County Foundation is among six nonprofit organizations nationally to receive the first round of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative funding. This initiative aims to help cattle ranchers enhance wildlife habitat, conserve water resources, and improve soil health across the nation’s grasslands. Sand County Foundation received a multi-year, $7.8 million NFWF grant to accelerate regenerative grazing practices, habitat restoration, and conservation of wildlife and water on working ranches. Through this project, Sand County Foundation will support ranchers in California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.