Plovers on Shore
The Piping Plover is a small migratory shorebird that, on the prairies, nests and feeds on sandy and gravelly beaches of freshwater lakes and alkaline water basins. The program works with landowners and land managers to raise awareness and to protect Piping Plover habitat from destruction. Voluntary habitat conservation includes maintaining (not draining) wetlands, discouraging livestock use of shorelines/wetlands during the breeding season, and not breaking surrounding prairie lands, while landowners use the land as they always have.
The Piping Plover is a small migratory shorebird that, on the prairies, nests and feeds on sandy and gravelly beaches of freshwater lakes and alkaline water basins. The program works with landowners and land managers to raise awareness and to protect Piping Plover habitat from destruction. Voluntary habitat conservation includes maintaining (not draining) wetlands, discouraging livestock use of shorelines/wetlands during the breeding season, and not breaking surrounding prairie lands, while landowners use the land as they always have.