Conservation Ranching News

September 14, 2026 — Five ranches achieved Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification, helping grassland birds gain ground across the Golden State, and adding to over 300,000 acres of enhanced habitat.

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.

August 19, 2026 — Legislation would support farmers and ranchers, improve bird habitat, and bolster rural economies through voluntary conservation

August 19, 2026 — Seven new Wisconsin producers are managing their acres for birds and biodiversity

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.

July 28, 2026 — Minnesota provides key stopover and breeding habitat for the more than 325 bird species that travel along the Mississippi Flyway every spring.

July 28, 2026 — The California ranch restores important coastal prairie habitat for grassland birds by following science-based, holistic grazing management practices.

July 22, 2026 — Audubon Great Plains has received $2.5 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to continue its work bringing back grassland bird habitat on private lands.

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.

June 24, 2026 — A new survey finds that, after learning more, 68% of respondents now consider grasslands a critical ecosystem