A grass bank is an innovative land-management and conservation strategy where property owners, non-profit organizations, or government agencies lease forage-rich pastureland to ranchers at a reduced rate in exchange for the ranchers performing tangible ecological conservation commitments. These conservation commitments frequently include building or repairing fences, managing invasive weed species, implementing rotational grazing, and monitoring local wildlife habitats. By utilizing a grass bank, ranchers gain access to affordable supplemental forage during periods of drought or while their own primary pastures are resting, which allows overgrazed native grasslands to recover, heal, and restore their biological diversity and soil health over time.