Conservation Ranching

Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
One person unspools wire while another holds several metal stakes. Cattle graze behind them.
To Grow Grassland Habitat, Conservationists Try a New Incentive: Cash for Birds
December 12, 2024 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and partners hope the novel approach will yield more bird-friendly grazing on livestock farms in the Midwest.
Two men pound wood posts into a creekbed.
Flowing Forward: Reviving Streams Through Partnerships
November 19, 2024 — The launch of a stream restoration project on a Colorado Ranch.
Western Water
A partial rainbow over sagebrush steppe landscape.
Our 2024 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Conservation Ranching Bird Monitoring Results
September 27, 2024 — Bird activity and sightings on ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Certified bird-friendly ranches were noticeably higher this year.
Sunrise over pine trees.
Birding Tours on Cattle Ranches?
September 12, 2024 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Conservation Ranching and Reefs to Rockies add a new dimension to ecotourism.
A Burrowing Owl peers out from its burrow.
Looking Underground: Why Birds Need Healthy Soils
August 30, 2024 — Soil lays the foundation for the health of nearly all bird habitats.
Three people stand together smiling.
Collaboration is Key to Conserving the Sagebrush Ecosystem
July 10, 2024 — More than 70 people gathered at the Miller Ranch in Wyoming to celebrate efforts to conserve and restore the sagebrush ecosystem.
Storm clouds over sagebrush steppe.
Pat O’Toole
April 04, 2024 — A rancher, conservationist, and friend of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.
A group of people pose for a photo in front of a sign at Rafter W Ranch.
A Master Birding Class Field Trip to Rafter W Ranch
February 01, 2024 — Denver ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ shares what they learned while visiting an ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ-certified bird-friendly ranch in eastern Colorado.