Conservation Blueprint

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

One of our favorite prairie plants is Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum). Dive a bit deeper into the plant with this article.



Giant prairie plants, blooming now, can live 100 years — and provide chewing gum https://lnkd.in/gthEXgbN

Compass plants can also host up to 80 species of pollinators and point you north.

08/26/2026

Behind The Screens: Episode 6: The Importance of Conditioning Harvested Seed.

Learn how we use air on harvested seed as soon as we return from the field. How and when seed is conditioned plays an enormous role in the final quality of the seed.

https://youtu.be/LS0DSSCSTeM

Learn how we add air to our harvested seed as soon as we return fro...

08/26/2026

Please join us in recognizing the 2-year work anniversary for Rita Cunha. Rita brings an international flavor to our team as well as a passion for birds, pollinators, wildflowers, prescribed fire and all thing in the environment. Her smiling face and inquisitive attitude always make it enjoyable to be around her.

08/25/2026

It's that time of the year......time to start the tagging of Monarch Butterflies to support the research of their annual migration. Check out how Conservation Blueprint works on this each year.

https://youtu.be/TZqtuq2zHh8?si=9VP476Y3ZkhBxZAr

Conservation Blueprint's Peter Berthelsen explains how to net, tag,...

08/24/2026

What a ride!

What a ride! Our inaugural Pedal for Pollinators created quite the buzz. More than 100 cyclists joined The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund (BBHF) on August 8 for a beautiful day of biking, community and, of course, pollinators. Together, our riders, sponsors, auction donors and friends helped

08/24/2026

Some of the times that I enjoy the most are photographing a landscape image that reflects my passion for the prairie.

08/23/2026