Working Lands

A brown striped sparrow seats on a branch stuck in barbed wire.
Ä¢¹½Av Issues 100th Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification to Badger Creek Ranch
January 19, 2023 — Badger Creek Ranch herd in Colorado is working for birds through Ä¢¹½Av’s Conservation Ranching program.
Colorado’s Houseweart Ranch Earns Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification from Ä¢¹½Av
January 05, 2023 — Princess Beef herd is working for grassland birds in Ä¢¹½Av Conservation Ranching program
Supporting Ä¢¹½Aving Lands to Protect Wildlife and Store Carbon
December 23, 2022 — The Growing Climate Solutions Act will help farmers, foresters, ranchers, and other land stewards who are on the frontlines of conservation.
Western Meadowlark on May Ranch, an Ä¢¹½Av-certified ranch, in Prowers County, Colorado.
R6 Ranch Recipient of Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification from Ä¢¹½Av
December 19, 2022 — R6 herd is working for grassland birds in the Ä¢¹½Av Conservation Ranching program
Cattle ranching for birds: a song for sustainability
November 24, 2022 — The new Sustainable Cattle Ranching Playbook recently launched by Ä¢¹½Av Americas shares the ancient and vital connection of people and birds, and best practices to boost productivity while helping birds.
Southwest North Dakota Shade Ranch Certified as Ä¢¹½Av Bird-Friendly Habitat
November 04, 2022 — Shade Ranch herd is working for birds in Ä¢¹½Av Conservation Ranching program
State of U.S. Grassland Birds: Still Declining
November 01, 2022
South Texas’s Pajarito Ranch Certified as Ä¢¹½Av Bird-Friendly Habitat
August 02, 2022 — Entire ranch working for birds and beef in Ä¢¹½Av Conservation Ranching program
Of Habitat and Hoof Prints
April 27, 2022 — Quail Forever & Ä¢¹½Av Conservation Ranching partnering to increase conservation grazing on the Great Plains
Vermont Hay Season Is Shifting Earlier, But Nesting Birds Are Staying Put
November 01, 2021 — Because of warming temperatures, farmers harvest hay earlier in the year than they did two decades ago, placing songbird nests in balers' paths.