Rehydrate the High Plains Landscape, Together
Change a Paradigm. The US Great Plains, our “American Serengeti” is not doomed.
Work with us, towards a strategy of and for bioregional regeneration, patterned around the watersheds, wetlands and surficial geology of America’s heartland.
For water security, and for material, medicine, food, shelter, biodiversity…
7 US States
a Transboundary Aquifer
20 +
Community Memberes
2022
Established In
We reach every corner of The High Plains Community
Our mission is to empower communities sustained by the high plains aquifer system to rehydrate the landscape.
This includes demonstration projects, cultivating bioregional learning centers, and building capacity for effective coordination.
At Ogallala Life Our work focuses on:
- Shifting the focus of economic activity towards the stewardship of resources and the well-being of all life forms.
- Aligning financial resources with the values and priorities of the bioregion.
- Creating a framework for collaboration and shared responsibility among diverse stakeholders.
Landscape Rehydration Works. Place based and ancestral knowledge in an information age.
By slowing water flow, enhancing infiltration, and restoring vegetation, it is our aim to cultivate more resilient landscapes capable of supporting thriving ecosystems, sustainable agricultural practices and healthy, wealthy communities.
Natural Infrastructure along Ranch Creek
Nature-Based Solutions: Simple, Inexpensive, Safe to Fail
“I think we’ve been taught that there’s nothing we can do about it. And it took a while for me to come to the realization that that’s not true. It’s a myth. It’s a falsehood.”
Will Masters, Executive Director
Featured in The Rain We Keep: The Quest to Rehydrate the Plains, a documentary series by Panhandle PBS
Bioregional Learning Center at Wildcat Bluff
750 acres
Engage. Educate. Empower.
In-channel structures created by our team
190 +
Cost Effective & Nature-Based
Significance of the High Plains Aquifer System
1/3
US irrigated agriculture is pumped from the HPAS
Demonstration Projects on Locally-Relevant Landscapes
Explore our work to cultivate a bioregional learning center at Wildcat Bluff, and demonstrate effective landscape rehydration works along watersheds in the Canadian River valley, on the Kritser Ranch
Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center
What does it take to cultivate bioregional learning? Collaboration, coordination, innovation, experimentation, adaptation…
The Kritser Ranch
Natural Infrastructure in Dryland Streams regulate flow & recharge groundwater.
“We can’t live without water, it is impossible for humans to live without water and it’s impossible for animals. The future is not set in stone; we can make changes today that will have an impact later down the line.”
Wendy Taylor
CEO, Discovery Center Collective
Join us in making a difference.
Discover how you can support our initiatives, engage with our efforts and help us help you rehydrate the High Plains Aquifer System, and rejuvenate its’ living communities.