Working Lands

Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµâ€™s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Investing in Working Lands for Birds, Habitat, and Rural Communities
June 12, 2025 — Farmers and ranchers lead ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ's first-ever Farm Bill Fly-in
A meadowlark stands in short, green grass.
Jacob Yetter Joins ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ as Conservation Ranching Program Manager for Kansas & Oklahoma
March 14, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Conservation Ranching is a grassland program that works for birds and herds
A Loggerhead Shrike perches on a lichen-covered branch.
Paicines Ranch Deemed Bird Paradise by ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Bird-Friendly Land Certification
February 27, 2025 — ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Certified Bird-Friendly Land status recognizes grazing practices that are good for birds
Cattle are Catalysts for Grassland Bird Habitat at Wyoming’s Carter Ranch
February 19, 2025 — Home of Carter Country Meats earns ¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Bird-Friendly Land certification
Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision in Favor of Greater Sage-grouse Habitat
January 17, 2025 — Greater Sage-Grouse in the news again as court invalidates oil and gas leasing in essential habitat
¸£Àû¼§ÊÓÆµ Conservation Ranching and Kateri Partner to Advance Regenerative Ranching and Grassland Conservation
December 05, 2024 — Partnership expands incentives for ranchers to enhance bird habitats, boost biodiversity, and increase carbon sequestration