National Audubon Society: We're Giving Birds 500,000 Acres of Rancher-Powered Conservation

We have 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 This will be achieved through our 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. Keep READING.