The Northern Plains Resource Council (NPRC) is an American grassroots conservation and family agriculture group.
The organization was established in 1972 by ranchers in Montana who united in opposition to coal industry efforts to strip mine in the Powder River Basin.
[1] In October 1971, one year after the passage of the Clean Water Act, the North Central Power Study was published.
It called for the exploitation of coal reserves west of the Mississippi River and included plans for strip mining and power generation.
[2] As of 2020, Northern Plains has member task forces that address issues in the following areas: Northern Plains is governed by a Board of Directors, composed of delegates representing its affiliate groups, along with at-large delegates and officers elected annually by the membership.