The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is granted $2 million to fund landowner enrollment in the Water Bank ...

The Prairie Pothole Conservation Association aims to inspire generations of outdoor enthusiasts through its annual Prairie Pothole Day event, and is looking forward to celebrating its 40th event ...

The annual North Dakota Grain Growers E-Tour shows EPA officials modern agriculture in North Dakota. The 2024 tour visits farms and agribusinesses, as well as aerial tours of Prairie Pothole Region.

An aerial view shows shallow lakes and ponds in part of North America's vast Prairie Pothole Region. Cox Enterprises recently donated $100 million to Ducks Unlimited to support conservation in the ...

Aug. 25—NEW LONDON — Four decades ago, Roger Strand opened his property known as the Stoney Ridge Farm for this region's biggest outdoor extravaganza known as Prairie Pothole Days. The Stoney ...

Aug. 30—The 39th annual Prairie Pothole Day is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, near New London. The outdoor celebration includes dog trials, black powder shoot, archery competition ...

Perhaps the most striking example is Devils Lake, which rose from an elevation of 1,422.6 feet in 1993 to a record of 1,454.3 feet in 2011. The lake expanded from 44,230 acres to 211,300 acres.

On its face, the Clean Water Act is pretty simple. It prohibits “the discharge of any pollutant” into “the waters of the United States” without a permit. And the law sets substantial civil ...

A 2024 Fish and Wildlife Service rule intended to protect the Upper Midwest’s prairie potholes has now drawn a potentially far-reaching legal challenge drafted by conservative lawyers.

But like many other wetlands, the Prairie Pothole Region faces grave threats. Roughly 90% of the landscape is privately owned by ranchers, farmers and other landowners.

A contingent of Republicans from the prairie pothole region want to prohibit federal agencies from entering into permanent conservation easement agreements with landowners, putting an expiration ...