Fall seeding finished
Volunteers spread native seed across twelve acres before the first frost.
Example data Environment & Land Preservation Neglectedness 4/10 · Somewhat overlooked (example)
Example: Prairie Parcel Preservation Project
Buys and protects small tallgrass prairie parcels.
The story
The project started with one retired farmer who wanted her last quarter section to stay grass. A neighbor raised the money to buy it, and the model spread from there.
Parcels are small, so each acre purchased is easy to point to on a map, and volunteers handle the burns and seeding.
The team
- Lena Hargrove · Founder and land steward
- Marcus Whitehorse · Prescribed burn lead
- Abby Novak · Treasurer
Example team (fictional people, for illustration only).
Efficiency rating
A Source: Example data - not sourced, as of
96¢ of every $1 reaches the work
- Reaches the work: 96¢
- Overhead: 2¢
- Advertising: 1¢
- Executive pay: 1¢
- Reaches the work: 96¢
- Overhead: 2¢
- Advertising: 1¢
- Executive pay: 1¢
Show data table
| Category | Cents per $1 |
|---|---|
| Reaches the work | 96 |
| Overhead | 2 |
| Advertising | 1 |
| Executive pay | 1 |
How the work budget is spent (example data)
- Program activities
- 50%
- Tools and equipment
- 25%
- Training
- 15%
- Open publication
- 10%
- Funding goal
- $400,000
- Raised
- $260,000
- Location
- Example County
About this project
A fictional land trust that acquires small remnant prairie parcels before they are converted, then restores native plantings. Numbers are round placeholders.
Impact / Why it matters
Tallgrass prairie is one of the most endangered habitats, and small protected parcels keep it alive.
Most of the original tallgrass prairie has been plowed or paved. What remains is often split into small fragments, each holding native grasses, wildflowers, insects and birds that exist almost nowhere else.
Prairie roots reach deep into the soil, holding it in place, storing carbon and soaking up heavy rain. A protected parcel keeps those benefits for the surrounding community as well as for wildlife.
Because land is sold one parcel at a time, a modest gift can make the difference between a field that is conserved and one that is developed. Once a prairie is gone it takes generations to restore.
Project updates
Example updates: fictional news for illustration. Newest first.
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Option signed on a new parcel
The owner agreed to hold forty acres while the project raises the purchase price.
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Spring burn completed
A calm day allowed a full burn of the north parcel with no incidents.
Example data. This project and its figures are fictional placeholders. See the methodology for how real ratings will be sourced.