Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests

Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — Audubon maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Policy & Advocacy
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — Audubon assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Policy & Advocacy
Spectacled Eider swimming in a wetland.
Why Protecting Alaska’s Western Arctic Matters Now More Than Ever
July 31, 2025 — Nearly 20,000 Audubon supporters urged the Department of the Interior to uphold a 2024 rule that protects critical Arctic lands that are not just stunning but essential for biodiversity, climate stability, and cultural survival.
Public Lands
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Conservation Ranching
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Conservation Ranching
One person unspools wire while another holds several metal stakes. Cattle graze behind them.
To Grow Grassland Habitat, Conservationists Try a New Incentive: Cash for Birds
December 12, 2024 — Audubon and partners hope the novel approach will yield more bird-friendly grazing on livestock farms in the Midwest.
Conservation Ranching
Two men pound wood posts into a creekbed.
Flowing Forward: Reviving Streams Through Partnerships
November 19, 2024 — The launch of a stream restoration project on a Colorado Ranch.
Western Water
A partial rainbow over sagebrush steppe landscape.
Our 2024 Audubon Conservation Ranching Bird Monitoring Results
September 27, 2024 — Bird activity and sightings on Audubon Certified bird-friendly ranches were noticeably higher this year.
Conservation Ranching
Sunrise over pine trees.
Birding Tours on Cattle Ranches?
September 12, 2024 — Audubon Conservation Ranching and Reefs to Rockies add a new dimension to ecotourism.
Conservation Ranching
Group of teenagers pose with staff in front of a sign for the bird-friendly maple program
Junior Forest Technicians Visit Bird-Friendly Maple Sugarbush
September 11, 2024 — “As soon as we got out of our cars, I immediately heard a huge difference in bird abundance and diversity" - Danni, JFT Crew Leader