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Greater Prairie-Chicken. Photo: Ravi Hirekatur/Audubon Photography Awards
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We're Giving Birds 500,000 Acres of Rancher-Powered Conservation
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The National Audubon Society has been awarded $4 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative to expand bird-friendly ranching practices across the Central Grasslands—one of North America’s most important and most threatened ecosystems for birds. Keep reading.
Audubon’s project will be delivered through its Audubon Conservation Ranching program, which in less than a decade has grown into one of the most recognizable and impactful grassland conservation programs in the U.S. Over the next three years, Audubon will enroll 32 new ranches into the effort, bringing another 500,000 acres in 13 states managed to support grassland birds under the unique Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Land certification.
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Eastern Meadowlark. Photo: Melissa James/Audubon Photography Awards
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Growing Bird-Friendly Grasslands
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Audubon Conservation Ranching is a compelling grassland conservation solution—one made possible through strategic investments in the Farm Bill. Today, 150 ranches have earned Audubon Certified Bird-Friendly Land status across the Great Plains, Midwest, and the West, encompassing about 4.5 million acres of bird-friendly management. Read on.
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Henslow's Sparrow. Photo: Brady Karg/Audubon
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Missouri’s Horstmann Cattle Company Earns Bird-Friendly Land Certification
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Horstmann Cattle Company, owned and operated by August Horstmann in Gasconade County, is the newest ranch to earn the National Audubon Society’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification. The culmination of these bird-friendly practices stands to help the Eastern Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Bobwhite, Bobolink, Field Sparrow, Bell's Vireo, and Red-headed Woodpecker—many of which are designated as Birds of Conservation Concern or Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Missouri. Learn more.
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Dickcissel. Photo: Karen E Brown/Audubon Photography Awards
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Tucker Lutter Joins Audubon as Iowa Conservation Manager
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The National Audubon Society has hired Tucker Lutter as Iowa Conservation Manager for Audubon Upper Mississippi River. In this role, Lutter will lead the rollout of the Audubon Conservation Ranching program in Iowa, partnering with farmers and ranchers to advance bird-friendly land management practices across the state. Get to know Tucker Lutter.
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Chestnut-collard Longspur. Photo: Joshua Galicki/Audubon Photography Awards
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Events: Old Salt Festival, June 19-21, Helmville, Montana
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Audubon Conservation Ranching is proud to return as a sponsor and participant at the Old Salt Festival this summer to celebrate the people, landscapes, and wildlife that make the American West so special. You're invited to bird walks, conversations about grassland conservation and ranching, and opportunities to learn how bird-friendly land stewardship supports healthy ecosystems and rural communities. Stop by the Audubon booth at the Land Talk Lounge to connect with our team and discover how working lands can help sustain birds and biodiversity for generations to come. Join us at the Old Salt Festival.
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