Conservation Ranching News

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.
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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.
CALIFORNIA
̽»¨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.
GREAT PLAINS
̽»¨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.
ROCKIES
Greater Prairie-Chicken displaying on a lek in a grassland, with inflated orange air sacs and raised pinnae feathers.
Half of Americans Have Little to No Knowledge of Grasslands, the Country’s Largest Natural Habitat
June 24, 2026 — A new survey finds that, after learning more, 68% of respondents now consider grasslands a critical ecosystem
Old Salt Co-op Cattle Ranches Earn ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Bird-Friendly Land Certification
June 16, 2026 — J Bar L Ranch, LF Ranch, Mannix Ranch, and Sieben Live Stock Company manage their herds to help Montana's grassland birds
A Chihuahuan Meadowlark standing on a wooden fence post, singing.
Bringing Bird-Friendly Ranching to the Southwest
June 10, 2026 — Meet ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s New Working Lands team in Arizona and New Mexico
SOUTHWEST
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
ROCKIES
A sparrow perches on a brown blade of grass.
Missouri’s Horstmann Cattle Company Earns ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
April 29, 2026 — Regenerative grazing creates critical habitat for grassland birds
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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to Expand Rancher-Powered Conservation for Birds Across 500,000 Grassland Acres
April 07, 2026 — NFWF investment will scale regenerative grazing practices to the benefit of grassland birds