How Bison Restore Grasslands:

The Regenerative Power Behind Bluestem Bison.

Bison are Nature’s Architects:

Bison graze in ways that help native grasses grow and keep the land balanced. Their hooves stir the soil, their dung feeds the plants, and their wallows collect rainwater.

Thanks to bison, the prairie supports: 🌿

🌸 Native flowers and grasses

🐛 Insects that feed the food chain

🐦 Nesting spots for birds

🐸 Wet spots for frogs and turtles

Our Regenerative Ranching Practices Support Wildlife:

🌱 We don't till the land

🐞 We don't spray chemicals

🦬 We don't confine our bison

🌻🦋 This keeps the soil alive and the prairie buzzing with life.

A mule deer grazes on native prairie grass.

A male prairie chicken watches for a mate.

A coyote emerges from the Bluestem grass.

A native bee visits flowers at Bluestem Bison Ranch.

A Red Tail Hawk sits on a fencepost listening and watching for its next meal.

A horned toad has emerged from hibernation at Bluestem Bison Ranch.

Prairie Birds Thriving with Bison Grazing 🐦

The return of native birds is one of the most exciting signs of a healthy prairie: Grasshopper sparrows, meadowlarks, killdeer, bobolinks, owls, hawks, pheasant, quail, and prairie chicken find shelter and food.

Native Mammals Returning to Restored Grasslands 🐾

Mammals that rely on undisturbed prairie are making a strong comeback: Badgers, foxes, coyotes, white-tailed deer, mule deer, bobcat, rabbits.

Reptiles and Amphibians Benefiting from Bison Habitat 🐢🐍

Healthy soil and water systems support cold-blooded species: box turtles, plains snakes, horned toads, and tiger salamanders.

Pollinators Thrive in Bison-Restored Prairies 🐝🦋

Pollinators play a critical role and benefit from diverse native flowers: Monarch butterflies, native bees, beetles, and ants flourish among native flowering plants.

Why Restored Grasslands with Bison Matters

Over 80% of native prairie land has been lost and plowed under for industrial agriculture, paved over for urban development, or overtaken by invasive species such as Eastern Red Cedar Trees. But with bison and regenerative ranching, we can restore and bring it back.

Every order from Bluestem Bison helps rebuild and restore grasslands and native habitat for mammals, insects, pollinators, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

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