This conservation effort by a private non-profit to consolidate a large tract the size of Connecticut of preserved prairie for buffalo and other wildlife habitat is close to what US Person would like to see in the Northern Rocky Mountain region. He would prefer that this patchwork reservation be public land. Private conservation is the next best solution, although future use of the land is open to question in the private scenario. This segment of 60 Minutes shows what American Prairie Reserve is doing to restore the historic landscape in north-central Montana. The organization, through its Wild Skies program, even pays ranchers for photos of wildlife taken by camera traps set on their property:
To see how buffalo are helping preserve southern tall-grass prairie in northeastern Oklahoma watch this PBS video.