These ‘rewilding’ projects might be the next generation of national parks

A member of the Land Trust Alliance, a conservation organization based in Washington, D.C., Southern Plains aims to restore the vast “American Serengeti” by acquiring private land and offering incentives to landowners to keep portions of their property wild. Based in the juniper-studded golden hills of southeastern Colorado, the trust restores local streams, flora and wildlife through reseeding native grasses and creating vital wildlife corridors through ranchlands. Read the article.