MPCS coordinates an annual census of the prairie chicken population, provides equipment to land managers for prescribed burning of grassland habitats, supports prairie chicken research including a recent winter ecology study, provides educational materials to land-owners and learning centers, and produces audio-visual programs which tell the story of prairie chickens in Minnesota.

MPF works with public and private partners to protect and restore prairie and native grassland communities through land acquisition, management, education and research.

Nachusa Grasslands is one of the Conservancy's greatest on-going success stories. And it owes much of its success to the volunteer stewards who donate thousands of hours every year to help manage the preserve, one of Illinois' largest and last surviving prairie landscapes.

The mission of the Natural Areas Association is to advance the preservation of natural diversity. The Association works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in identifying, protecting, managing, and studying natural areas and biological diversity across landscapes and ecosystems. Its membersw include land and resource managers, biologists, ecologists, researchers, land trusts, educators, students, and others interested in environmental conservation and management of natural areas.