Conservation Ranching News

2026 Audubon Conservation Ranching Bird Monitoring Results in the Rockies
September 30, 2026 — Scientists monitored nearly 500 locations across 12 certified bird-friendly ranches this year. Here’s what they saw.
Prairie Pastured Beef to Carry the Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Land Seal
September 29, 2026 — Carl Flaig and his family provide high-quality grassland habitat for wildlife in central Wisconsin, adding to over 2,000 certified bird-friendly acres in the state.
Brett Gray Ranch Attains Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
September 18, 2026 — The ranch provides vital habitat for grassland birds in Colorado’s Shortgrass Prairie Region.
Newly Audubon Certified, California Ranches Enhance Habitat for Grassland Birds
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.
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.
Two Western Meadowlarks perch on a barbed wire fence with cattle grazing in the background.
Bipartisan RANCH Act Offers New Opportunities for Working Lands Conservation
August 19, 2026 — Legislation would support farmers and ranchers, improve bird habitat, and bolster rural economies through voluntary conservation
Wisconsin Farms & Ranches Earn Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
August 19, 2026 — Seven new Wisconsin producers are managing their acres for birds and biodiversity
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.
A male Bobolink perched in a field of tall grasses with yellow flowers.
Audubon Pilots Adopt-a-Flyway Recognition Program to Enhance 700 acres of Migratory Bird Habitat in Minnesota
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.
TomKat Ranch Earns Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 28, 2026 — The California ranch restores important coastal prairie habitat for grassland birds by following science-based, holistic grazing management practices.