Working Lands

A brown striped sparrow seats on a branch stuck in barbed wire.
Audubon Issues 100th Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification to Badger Creek Ranch
January 19, 2023 — Badger Creek Ranch herd in Colorado is working for birds through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program.
Colorado’s Houseweart Ranch Earns Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification from Audubon
January 05, 2023 — Princess Beef herd is working for grassland birds in Audubon Conservation Ranching program
Supporting Our Working Lands to Protect Wildlife and Store Carbon
December 23, 2022 — The Growing Climate Solutions Act will help farmers, foresters, ranchers, and other land stewards who are on the frontlines of conservation.
Western Meadowlark on May Ranch, an Audubon-certified ranch, in Prowers County, Colorado.
R6 Ranch Recipient of Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification from Audubon
December 19, 2022 — R6 herd is working for grassland birds in the Audubon Conservation Ranching program
Cattle ranching for birds: a song for sustainability
November 24, 2022 — The new Sustainable Cattle Ranching Playbook recently launched by Audubon Americas shares the ancient and vital connection of people and birds, and best practices to boost productivity while helping birds.
Southwest North Dakota Shade Ranch Certified as Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat
November 04, 2022 — Shade Ranch herd is working for birds in Audubon Conservation Ranching program
State of U.S. Grassland Birds: Still Declining
November 01, 2022
South Texas’s Pajarito Ranch Certified as Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat
August 02, 2022 — Entire ranch working for birds and beef in Audubon Conservation Ranching program
Of Habitat and Hoof Prints
April 27, 2022 — Quail Forever & Audubon Conservation Ranching partnering to increase conservation grazing on the Great Plains
Vermont Hay Season Is Shifting Earlier, But Nesting Birds Are Staying Put
November 01, 2021 — Because of warming temperatures, farmers harvest hay earlier in the year than they did two decades ago, placing songbird nests in balers' paths.