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Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

News, stories, updates,  birding information, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

An adult carries a willow sapling to be replanted at a restoration site.
Federal Grants Offer $85 Million for Watershed Health and Stream Restoration
September 01, 2026 — Audubon and The Nature Conservancy webinar helps watershed groups access federal funding for monitoring, project design, and watershed scale stream restoration projects.
ROCKIES Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
Wheels Up! Grass, Birds, and Good Food Take Off at Rafter W Ranch
August 31, 2026 — Ranchers Lance and Lisa Wheeler provide habitat for more than three dozen bird species at their Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly ranch in Simla, Colorado.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching News
A juvenile Burrowing Owl looking out from a burrow entrance.
More Owls Nest at Gillmor Sanctuary Thanks to New Digs—Literally!
August 20, 2026 — New, artificial burrows at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary welcome nesting Burrowing Owls.
ROCKIES Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
A Burrowing Owl stands amongst tall grasses.
How Cutting Down Trees Helps a Unique Owl in Utah
August 20, 2026 — Restoring uplands at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary invites Burrowing Owls and other grassland wildlife.
ROCKIES Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
Uplifting BIPOC Youth in Conservation Science, Regenerative Farming and Ranching
August 18, 2026 — Audubon joined FrontLine Farming’s Black Teen Cultivators in Denver for a two-day event centered on bird conservation and regenerative ranching.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
The Audubon Rockies Conservation Ranching (ACR) team poses with the 2026 ACR Team of the Year awards.
Driving Cattle, Restoration, and Research
August 04, 2026 — In the Rockies, Audubon's Conservation Ranching team drives landscape-scale, science-based conservation on working lands.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Audubon and FrontLine Farming Launch Partnership to Elevate Agricultural Interests of BIPOC, Young or Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
July 17, 2026 — July’s event, co-hosted by Audubon Rockies and FrontLine Farming, will introduce participants to regenerative ranching and the role of birds and conservation in our food system, providing them with ecological knowledge and land-based skills in livestock management.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching News
Mountain Island Ranch Now Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Across 76,000 Acres
June 04, 2026 — Colorado & Utah ranch recognized for conservation leadership and bird-friendly grazing practices
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching News
A rainstorm in the distance over a southern Colorado landscape.
Ecological Drought in the Colorado River Basin: Seeing the Full Picture
May 07, 2026 — It’s not just about precipitation. It’s about how drought moves through a system.
ROCKIES Western Water
American Avocet
Permitting for Stream Restoration Under Regulation 87
March 13, 2026 — What You Need to Know
ROCKIES Western Water