Ep. 477: Future Wild - The Triumphant Return of the American Buffalo and Prairie with Scott Heidebrink

About this episode

Scott Heidebrink discusses efforts to restore bison and wildlife to the great plains.

In this week's episode of Future Wild I'm joined by Scott Heidebrink, Director of Landscape Stewardship at American Prairie, to discuss his on-the-ground work to restore bison and other wildlife to the great plains, and broader efforts to bring this spectacular landscape back to its former glory. Thanks to our sponsor,  Conservation First Bank . Follow Future Wild on Apple , Spotify , YouTube , iHeart, Pandora, Amazon. Connect with Mark Kenyon and  MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Kenyon

Guest: Scott Heidebrink

Topics covered

• bison restoration
• wildlife conservation
• great plains
• landscape stewardship
• environmental efforts

Keywords

• American Buffalo
• bison
• wildlife
• restoration
• great plains
• landscape stewardship
• conservation

Sponsors

Conservation First Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Prairie, MeatEater, Future Wild

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