A Spotted Towhee sings from a flowering shrub.

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Spotted Towhee on American plum. Photo: Evan Barrientos/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Rockies

News, stories, updates,  birding information, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

An adult carries a willow sapling to be replanted at a restoration site.
Federal Grants Offer $85 Million for Watershed Health and Stream Restoration
September 01, 2026 — ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and The Nature Conservancy webinar helps watershed groups access federal funding for monitoring, project design, and watershed scale stream restoration projects.
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.
A juvenile Burrowing Owl looking out from a burrow entrance.
More Owls Nest at Gillmor Sanctuary Thanks to New Digs—Literally!
August 20, 2026 — New, artificial burrows at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Gillmor Sanctuary welcome nesting Burrowing Owls.
A Burrowing Owl stands amongst tall grasses.
How Cutting Down Trees Helps a Unique Owl in Utah
August 20, 2026 — Restoring uplands at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Gillmor Sanctuary invites Burrowing Owls and other grassland wildlife.
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.
The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 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, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Conservation Ranching team drives landscape-scale, science-based conservation on working 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.
Mountain Island Ranch Now ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Certified Bird-Friendly Across 76,000 Acres
June 04, 2026 — Colorado & Utah ranch recognized for conservation leadership and bird-friendly grazing practices
A rainstorm in the distance over a southern Colorado landscape.
Ecological Drought in the Colorado River Basin: Seeing the Full Picture
May 07, 2026 — It’s not just about precipitation. It’s about how drought moves through a system.
American Avocet
Permitting for Stream Restoration Under Regulation 87
March 13, 2026 — What You Need to Know