This 25th-anniversary edition highlights the vitality and vulnerability of the Great Plains, weaving together stories of prairies, wetlands, wildlife, and the people fighting to protect them. Readers will trace the migrations of tagged birds through the growing Motus network, follow intimate field notes from the Hutton Niobrara Ranch’s insect-rich habitats, and explore the escalating threat of Old World Bluestem across Kansas grasslands. Features on land donors, wetland advocates, and ferret-reintroduction champions reveal how individual commitment shapes regional conservation. With festival spotlights, historical reflections, book reviews, and essays that celebrate both familiar species and those Audubon overlooked, this issue offers a panoramic view of stewardship in practice. Through science, storytelling, and on-the-ground action, Prairie Wings underscores the enduring bond between communities, landscapes, and the wildlife that depend on them.
