Topics Where We Work

Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests

What Have We Done for Our Refuges Lately?
August 05, 2026 — Maintaining this vital part of our public lands network requires ongoing commitment.
Policy & Advocacy
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
A Western Kingbird about to enjoy a bug snack
What You May Not Know About Monitoring Surveys
July 30, 2026 — Looking Back on California’s 2026 Rangeland Monitoring Season
CALIFORNIA Conservation Ranching
Growing Grasslands: A Year of Progress for Audubon Conservation Ranching in Texas
July 18, 2026 — Now more than ever, ranchers and conservationists are working side by side to prove that working lands and wildlife can thrive together.
TEXAS Conservation Ranching
rotación de caña y arroz
Conservation Agriculture: Creating Spaces for Biodiversity
July 06, 2026 — The agricultural practice of crop rotation, especially between sugarcane and rice, is an innovative approach with potential as a nature-based solution. It helps improve the sustainability and resilience of agro-ecosystems.
Agriculture
Two swans fly over a pasture of grazing cattle.
Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Farm Bill Proposal
June 25, 2026 — The Farm Bill shapes federal investments in voluntary conservation programs that benefit birds, wildlife, working lands, and rural communities.
Policy & Advocacy
Building a Bird Haven, One Habitat at a Time
June 24, 2026 — One young steward's patchwork of meadow, shrubs, and forest is bringing back birds to his family's land.
NEW YORK Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
Beidler Forest to the Bahamas: New Tech Reveals Hemispheric Journey of Secretive Songbird
June 18, 2026 — In a recently published study, Audubon and partners give detailed look at Swainson’s Warbler movements across continents.
SOUTH CAROLINA Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
A black bird perched on a bench, behind an expansive wild landscape with natural vegetation and open scenery in the background.
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Extend Legacy Restoration Fund
June 10, 2026 — Proposal would help address deferred maintenance on public lands and support habitat, outdoor recreation, local communities and economies.
Public Lands
A Pileated Woodpecker clinging to a moss-covered tree trunk in a forest habitat.
The Good Neighbor Authority—The Most Important Forest Management Tool You’ve Probably Never Heard of
May 12, 2026 — The Good Neighbor Authority eases cooperation when things get messy.
Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests