News

Articles featuring bird conservation and land trusts will be posted here, as they become available.

  • Free Mapping Tool Merges Data to Improve Bird Conservation and Land Protection in Northeastern States

    An easy to use, interactive mapping tool designed to help Regional Conservation Partnerships, land trusts, and practitioners use birds as tools to support activities such as habitat management plan and stewardship development, land prioritization and acquisition strategies, and landowner and community engagement, all through the lens of bird conservation.

  • eNews September 2022

    September’s edition of eNews introduces the 2022 Small Grant Program awardee projects and details how you can connect with the Northeast Bird Habitat Initiative (NBHCI) at the Land Trust Alliance’s upcoming Rally Conference. We also feature resources such as a new mapping tool that can aid land trusts in conservation planning, free webinars from Cornell Lab Experts on how to support birds during fall migration, and an article from the most recent issue of Living Bird documenting chemical threats to songbirds.

  • American goldfinches enjoying thistle.
    eNews April 2022

    In this edition, we announce the recipients of our 2022 eBird mini grants and their workshop plans, highlight a new Bird Academy course that focuses on connecting kids to nature, and provide guidance for planting native species this growing season. We also feature resources such as Global Big Day 2022, Bird Cast and the Light’s Out Campaign, NestWatch citizen science monitoring program, and Birdability.

  • Cedar Waxing eating toyon berries
    April: National Native Plant Month

    April is Native Plant Month! Planting native species is a great way to not only attract birds to a property, but also provide critical food and shelter for birds and other wildlife. Not sure what plants are native to your region or how to optimize your land to serve birds and other wildlife year-round? Want to share resources with landowners? Explore the resources shared in this article to get you started.

  • Florida Scrub Jay in a meadow
    January eNews 2022

    The Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative is pleased to announce the 2022 Land Trust Small Grant Program, which will award $230,000 to as many as 14 projects throughout the country.

  • eNews December 2021

    This edition of the land trust eNewsletter announces the next round of land trust small grants opening in January and highlights the 2021 awardees and their projects. It also features resources such as a Farm Bill Field Guide for Fish and Wildlife Conservation, free Bird Academy lectures, the new Merlin Sound ID, and eBird and bird-friendly forestry webinar recordings and resources.

  • Serene view if Santa Rita Ranch Reservoir
    Land Trust Grant Supporting Acquisition & Habitat Restoration

    The Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative awarded a grant to the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County in California to help conserve and steward a spectacular 1,700 acre ranch property for wetland habitat restoration and birds in perpetuity. This impactful land acquisition preserves land that was at great risk of being developed within an important wildlife corridor running from Big Sur to the Mexican border.

  • Timber cut in Managed forest
    Resources for eBird and Bird-friendly Forestry in the Northeast

    Find resources and recorded webinars produced by the Northeast Bird Habitat Conservation Initiative and their partners, demonstrating the power of eBird and how to use eBird science data to support activities such as land acquisition, monitoring, and engagement with stakeholders and the birding community, as well as bird-friendly forestry techniques to help advance management and forest stewardship opportunities in your region.

  • Prairie with yellow flowers
    eNews January 2021

    The request for proposals is open for the 2021 Land Trust Grant Program. This eNewsletter outlines the three grant tracks and how to apply.

  • eNews December 2020

    In this edition, we announce the next round of land trust small grants opening in January, launch a new land acquisition program in California, highlight an article about diversifying forest age and structure to benefit birds in Eastern forests, and share eBird and Merlin Bird ID videos.

  • Chainsaws Aren’t the Enemy: Diversify Forest Age and Structure to Benefit Birds

    The largest opportunity for recovering bird populations and stabilizing declining forest health without investing massive resources is to capitalize on routine, private forest management. This is especially true on land trust properties where sustainability and wildlife-habitat enhancement are often primary goals. Learn more about managing for Eastern-forest birds through new publications from Audubon Mid-Atlantic.

  • eNews October 2020

    In this issue we announce the 2020 Land Trust Small Grant awardees and invite you to attend a webinar through the Land Trust Alliance public series titled: The Power of Birds to Amplify Conservation, Stewardship and Community Outreach.