Working Lands

A quail perches on a wooden post of a barbed wire fence, a clear blue sky in the background.
Herds for Birds: Audubon Certifies Dixon Water Foundation Ranches as Bird-Friendly Habitats
March 02, 2023 — Audubon bird-friendly certifications cover 21,000 acres of Texas grassland habitat
A lesser prairie chicken stands in the grass.
Alexander Ranch Awarded Audubon Certified Status for Bird-Friendly Habitat Measures
February 22, 2023 — Kansas ranch herd is working for birds, notably the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, in the Audubon Conservation Ranching program
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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