Conservation

A Birds-Eye View of New York Climate Week
September 18, 2025 — A Key Climate Convener
Policy & Advocacy
A Long-billed Curlew makes a splash in shallow water.
New Study Reveals Where Conservation Can Deliver for Birds, Communities, and Climate
September 16, 2025 — 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú unveils a framework that prioritizes biodiversity, natural climate solutions, and local community engagement in order to protect birds and people.
The World Can’t Wait: Climate Targets Must Match the Urgency of the Moment
September 09, 2025 — As nations prepare their 2035 commitments, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú urges bold, science-aligned actions to protect our planet for birds, people and our communities
Policy & Advocacy
A phalarope floats on water in the background more similar birds.
Birders and Scientists Unite for a Celebration of Saline Lakes Across the Hemisphere
August 25, 2025 — Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua sheds light on the state of saline lakes and partners' conservation efforts
Western Water News
Looking Ahead: Advancing Habitat and Climate Progress After the Budget Bill
August 01, 2025 — 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú maintains its unyielding commitment to supporting federal policy that benefits birds, people and the places they call home
Policy & Advocacy
Congress’ Budget Bill Presents Setbacks for Habitat Conservation and Climate, While Preserving Agricultural Funding, Dropping Public Lands Sales
August 01, 2025 — 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú assesses how the newly passed budget reconciliation bill affects birds and communities
Policy & Advocacy
Maier’s Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Farm Recognized as First 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Certified Bird-Friendly Habitat in Minnesota
July 23, 2025 — Cattle are the key for creating grassland bird habitat at central Minnesota farm
Conservation Ranching
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Ranch Network Earns 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 22, 2025 — 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Certified Bird-Friendly Lands boast grazing practices that benefit birds
Conservation Ranching
Senate Budget Bill Delivers a Blow to Clean Energy, but Public Lands Sell-Off Averted
July 01, 2025
Policy
A female mallard is harnessed with a tracking device.
To Solve the Mallard's Mysterious Decline, Researchers Turn to Hi-Tech Trackers
June 20, 2025 — Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most common duck's population drop.
Bird Science