Working Lands

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 ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Certified Bird-Friendly ranch in Simla, Colorado.
Wisconsin Farms & Ranches Earn ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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 ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Surpasses 20,000 Acres of Grassland Restoration Through North Dakota Conservation Forage Program
July 22, 2026 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Great Plains has received $2.5 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to continue its work bringing back grassland bird habitat on private lands.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and FrontLine Farming Launch Partnership to Elevate Agricultural Interests of BIPOC, Young or Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
July 17, 2026 — July’s event, co-hosted by ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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.
Advocating for Birds and Working Lands in a Conservation-Forward Farm Bill
July 10, 2026 — Farmers and ranchers lead ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Washington, DC, Farm Bill Fly-in.
Birds and Oil Palm: Cultivating Sustainable Landscapes
July 06, 2026 — A new manual from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and Fedepalma—the Colombian National Federation of Oil Palm Growers—shows how oil palm production and birds can coexist across Colombia's diverse landscapes.
A Cerulean Warbler perches on a lichen-covered tree.
America's Forests Depend on Private Landowners
July 01, 2026 — As Congress debates a new Farm Bill, forest conservation programs can help landowners protect habitat, improve resilience, and keep working forests intact