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News & Events:

• Prairie Day 2004 -- The 4th annual celebration of the prairie to be held Saturday, June 12, 2004 at Buffalo Gap Campground near Medora, ND.
• Results of the 2003 Jamestown Christmas Bird Count (Added December 22, 2003)
• Name Change Approved for Northern Prairie Science Center -- Effective July 9, 1997, Northern Prairie has a new name. (Added July 16, 1997)
• USGS Asks for Public's Help with Deformed Frog Research -- U.S. and Canadian residents are being asked to help in the scientific investigation of deformed frogs, toads, and salamanders. (Added June 20, 1997)
• Cooperative Program on Reptiles and Amphibians -- Northern Prairie Science Center Announces Cooperative Program on Reptiles and Amphibians of South Dakota. (Updated March 18, 1997)
• Northern Prairie Science Center Announces WWW Site -- September 8, 1995

Articles & Press Releases:

• Biologists Still Baffled by Pelicans' Disappearance (The Associated Press, August 18, 2004)
• Krapu Receives Society Award (The Jamestown Sun, March 6, 2004)
• Wildlife Group Honors Its Peers (The Fargo Forum, February 29, 2004)
• The Far Reach of David Mech (Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, Jan.-Feb. 2004)
• Officials Planning Studies of Carbon Sequestration (The Jamestown Sun, April 1, 2003)
• ND Chapter of TWS Announces Annual Award Recipients (The Wildlife Society, North Dakota Chapter Newsletter, June 2002)
• Kantrud among honorees at banquet (The Jamestown Sun, March 9, 2001)
• Tiger salamander deaths a mystery (The Bismarck Tribune, July 23, 2000)
• Northern Prairie gets boost from funding (The Jamestown Sun, April 6, 2000)
• USGS Study of grassland songbirds being conducted in Sheyenne National Grasslands (The Ransom County Gazette, July 26, 1999)
• Computer Buffs Able to Track Sandhill Crane: Satellite Transmitters Allows Easy Monitoring (The Forum, June 6, 1999)
• Sandhill Cranes' Migratory Tales (The Omaha World-Herald, March 31, 1999)
• Jamestown man receives TWS honor (The Jamestown Sun, March, 1999)
• Why Are Scaup Declining? Workshop Participants Seek Answers (Waterfowl 2000)
• TEAM Leafy Spurge announces projects for 1999 (The Jamestown Sun, January 30, 1999)
• Research center teams up with Anne Carlsen Center (The Jamestown Sun, February 9, 1999)
• Jamestown Area Bird Count Finds 35 Species (The Jamestown Sun, January 29, 1999)
• Northern Prairie Donates Funds to Salvation Army (The Jamestown Sun, January, 1999)
• Deer and elk - Caught on Tape - 'Herbivores' busted preying on bird nests (Casper Star Tribune, August 20, 1998)
• Wetland/Upland Management Practices at Grays Lake (The U.S. Department of the Interior, People Land & Water, October, 1998)
• Kantrud, Greenwood Honored at Northern Prairie Research Center (The U.S. Department of the Interior, People Land & Water, September, 1998)
• Northern Prairie Reaches Kids (The U.S. Department of the Interior, People Land & Water, September, 1998)
• Getting a bird's eye view - Tiny camera finds deer, mice and gophers will eat newborn songbirds (The Jamestown Sun, August 29, 1998)
• Studying Sandhill Cranes - Experts count on cranes, river system for information (The Grand Island Independent, April 12, 1998)
• Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Local Funds for Valley Flood Model (The Jamestown Sun, 1998)
• Research Center Raises Funds for Senior Center (The Jamestown Sun, January 28, 1998)
• Forum on Wildlife Telemetry -- Scientists Meet to Discuss Technology for Tracking Wild Animals - February 2, 1998
• Seasonal Wetlands Water Indicates Brood Survival -- Center: Over 90 percent of broods survive when more than 50 percent of seasonal wetlands filled (The Jamestown Sun, September 20, 1997)
• Northern Prairie to Study Restored Wetlands -- Researchers at Northern Prairie Science Center plan to study restored wetlands in five states this summer (The Jamestown Sun, April 5, 1997)
• North American Duck Symposium -- Researchers at Northern Prairie Science Center will present information at national conference (The Jamestown Sun, February 8, 1997)
• Duck Banding -- Jamestown area volunteers assist in banding ducks (The Jamestown Sun, September 7, 1996)