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Miller Land and Livestock Achieves Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ's Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification
January 11, 2024 — Cattle crucial to making a mosaic of grassland habitat good for birds
a person stands on a beach and looks through a spotting scope, facing left. In the background is the ocean and a blue sky with sparse clouds.
Bird Bands Shed Light on Cross-Flyway Shorebird Migrations
October 02, 2023 — Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Florida biologist Michael Ferrara tracks banded plovers as they stop over in the Panhandle on their twice-yearly journeys.
Coasts and Oceans
Aerial landscape of a forest consumed by fire, a huge area of trees already burned and the sky filled with clouds of smoke.
How Do Wildfires in Canada’s Boreal Forest Affect Birds Across the Continent?
June 22, 2023 — Hundreds of fires continue to blaze in what officials say could become Canada’s worst fire season in recorded history.
Birds and Climate
Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Announces Decision to Retain Current Name
March 16, 2023 — Organization commits to new $25 million fund to expand Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging work, a decision that follows a thorough and inclusive process to examine the legacy of its namesake.
For the Community, From the Community: A Conversation with Marcos Trinidad
January 10, 2023 — Trinidad—center director at Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Debs Park in Los Angeles—spoke with us about his roots in LA, his work making the outdoors more inclusive, and his new podcast Human/Nature.
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Western Meadowlark on May Ranch, an Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ-certified ranch, in Prowers County, Colorado.
R6 Ranch Recipient of Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification from Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ
December 19, 2022 — R6 herd is working for grassland birds in the Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Conservation Ranching program
State of U.S. Grassland Birds: Still Declining
November 01, 2022
Sebastian Moreno standing outside with binoculars strapped around his neck.
Sebastian Moreno Wants Everyone to Feel Empowered to Be a Community Scientist
September 22, 2022 — Moreno—an environmental conservation Ph.D. candidate, licensed falconer, and Latino Outdoors volunteer—spoke with us about his research on community science and the importance of access to the outdoors.
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A person wearing a baseball cap and glasses stands in a birding blind. Trees are visible through the windows in the background.
Bird Warde Wants to Introduce You to Your Next Favorite Animal
September 02, 2022 — We spoke with the illustrator who created Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ’s 2022 Let’s Go Birding Together design about art, inspiration, and the joy of discovery.
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Nearly 700K Acres in Panorama Organic Rancher Network Recognized as Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Bird-Friendly Habitat
June 23, 2022 — Panorama Organic earns Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Certified bird-friendly package designation