A bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives introduced the North American Grasslands Conservation Act which, if passed by Congress, would create an incentive-based fund to sustain and restore grasslands ranging from coastal savannas to the West’s sagebrush-steppe to remnants of tallgrass prairies in the Great Plains.⁠ ⁠ The mechanism proposed by the Grasslands Act mirrors that of the North American Waterfowl Conservation Act, which over the past 35 years has used voluntary, incentive-based funding to conserve some 32 million acres of wetland habitat and is credited with boosting waterfowl and shorebird populations.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #conservation #grasslands #grasslandsconservationact #prairie #grassland #outdoors #nature #wildlife #outdoorlife⁠ 📷: Tobiason / NPS⁠ Story by: aemckean