Whats being done to conserve Dakota skipper?
The Service and the states have been working with private landowners and other partners in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota to conserve the Dakota skipper’s native prairie habitat. With cooperation from landowners, we are able to survey for and study Dakota skippers and have entered into cooperative agreements to conserve the species. The conservation of Dakota skipper depends on private landowners. Excluding lands owned by conservation organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy, approximately 50 percent of all known populations are on private lands. Public agencies are actively seeking private landowners who are willing to sell easements or secure conservation agreements that would facilitate land management practices that are conducive to the conservation of Dakota skipper and other native prairie species. These easements often simply ensure the continued implementation of existing land uses that are compatible with prairie conservation. On public lands and other conserva
