ABOUT
NORTH AMERICAN BISON SUMMIT
There has not been a more critical time for a Summit.
The North American Bison Summit aims to be the most cutting-edge and inclusive gathering of people focused on keeping land in grass so that wildlife and grazers ranched by families can thrive as development pressures mount. The Summit will build upon past American Bison Society conferences and focus on collaborative practices and resources for conserving North America’s bison, grasslands and treasured ranching way of life in the countries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Across the continent, conservationist, tribes and family ranchers face rising property costs, scalding drought, immobilizing floods, and possibly invasive species and other factors eroding their heritage. But they strive to carry on in the tradition of forebearers that valued nature and the animals and people dependent on it. Tribes are regaining food sovereignty and revitazing their buffalo cultures. Give them a fighting chance.
Outcomes
Shared, improved, resourced, and replicable Models & Methodologies with paths to:
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Grasslands health and abundance
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Sustaining grasslands and wildlife benefits of wild and managed grazers
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Tribal/First Nation buffalo culture restoration and food sovereignty
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Bison disease mitigation, genetic variability, retaining wild behaviors, and whole herd health
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Tackling daunting challenges like drought, flooding, fire, invasives, hay prices, and land costs
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Uplifting the U.S. National Mammal and building on the deep historical meaning of bison to Canada, Mexico, and Tribal/First Nations
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Valuing America’s Western cultural heritage and opportunities for rural prosperity
Who's Coming?
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Conservationists
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Tribes and First Nations
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Family Ranchers and Farmers
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Government Agencies
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Zoos and Museums
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Recreationists
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Academia
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Photographers, Filmmakers, Musicians, and Artists
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Businesses
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Health Sector
NEW PARTNERSHIPS
The Summit is purposely designed to achieve the diversity and scale of participation that foster new and exciting partnerships. The aspiring and ambitious Models & Methodologies examined in the Summit’s workgroup structure can attract and secure resources and ongoing collaborative strategies for success and replication.
GET INVOLVED
The Summit welcomes many types of Supporting Partners and Champions of the Wild Bison to engage in achieving the Summit’s intended outcomes. Register for NABS or please contact NABSummit2024@gmail.com if you have an interest in participating.
