Topics Where We Work

Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests

What Makes a Ranch, Bird Friendly?
August 07, 2025 — We developed the Bird Friendliness Index, a science-based tool that evaluates habitat quality by assessing bird communities and rangeland conditions.
TEXAS Conservation Ranching
Uncertainty as Opportunity.
August 07, 2025 — In an unpredictable world, the natural world reminds us how to adapt, persist, and envision a new path.
TEXAS Conservation Challenges
Forestry in Action: How Forest Management is Helping Birds in Williston
August 04, 2025 — Our forest Conservation Intern reflects on bird-friendly forestry work at Catamount Outdoor Family Center.
VERMONT
Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Policy & Advocacy
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Policy & Advocacy
Spectacled Eider swimming in a wetland.
Why Protecting Alaska’s Western Arctic Matters Now More Than Ever
July 31, 2025 — Nearly 20,000 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ supporters urged the Department of the Interior to uphold a 2024 rule that protects critical Arctic lands that are not just stunning but essential for biodiversity, climate stability, and cultural survival.
Public Lands
Spectacled Eider at Teshekpuk Lake
Why Protecting Alaska’s Western Arctic Matters Now More Than Ever
July 30, 2025 — Nearly 20,000 ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ supporters urged the Department of the Interior to uphold a 2024 rule that protects critical Arctic lands that are not just stunning but essential for biodiversity, climate stability, and cultural survival.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Conservation Ranching
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Conservation Ranching
People standing on shoreline with binculars
Introducing the Utqiaġvik Birding Trail
April 22, 2025 — A birding trail was born out of a festival to further celebrate birds, community, bird tourism, and conservation in Arctic Alaska.
ALASKA Trails