TLA Goals

• Prevent further loss of tallgrass prairie
• National recognition as a producer-driven, landscape scale initiative, designed for private landowners to voluntarily, with agency assistance, manage the remaining Kansas Tallgrass Prairie in a manner that fiscally supports the ranching culture and does so in an ecologically sound manner, precluding any further listing of tallgrass species under the Endangered Species Act.
• Develop specific Farm Bill policies for tallgrass prairie.
• Develop a tallgrass conservation easement program in Kansas.
• Provide better utilization of existing programs for the benefit of Kansas tallgrass prairie.
• Facilitate public awareness of the benefits provided by Kansas tallgrass prairie, such as:
  • watershed protection and resulting water quality benefits
  • economic value of the ranching industry
  • view sheds/open space vistas
  • carbon sequestering
  • cultural and historical values
  • home to numerous species of threatened plant and animal species.