The existing network of bird conservation partners and resources provides an excellent opportunity for land trusts to engage in conservation at different scales. This Resource Directory is designed especially for land trusts, bringing many resources together in one place and helping navigate the resources to find what is pertinent to land trusts. The resources can be useful for land trusts’ funding proposals, community outreach, strategic conservation planning, land acquisition and easement justification, management plan development, and monitoring. The resources on these pages are organized by four categories: Engaging People, Management Guides, Planning, and Belonging & Accessibility.
If there are additional resources that you’ve found helpful and would like added to the site, please email us with the resource name, category in which it should be listed, online link, and a description of how it’s useful to land trusts. We value your contributions!
The Literature GatewayThe Literature Gateway is an online tool that facilitates exploration of literature on bird-vegetation relationships in eastern and boreal forests.
- Central Grasslands Roadmap
This collaboration provides biome-level guidance to increase the capacity for conservation of North America’s Central Grasslands, connecting different efforts across Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Indigenous/First Nations.
- State of the Birds 2025
The 2025 edition of the State of the Birds uses the latest scientific data to assess
the status and health of the nation’s bird populations, delivered to the American
people by scientists from U.S. bird conservation groups. - 2022 Birding in the United States
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently published 2022 Birding in the United States, an addendum to its 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation that explores the demographics and economics of birding in the United States.
- Birding Hotspots Website
Birding Hotspots is a non-commercial, open-source project created by two birders that collects site descriptions, valuable tips for birding, and maps of eBird hotspots from local birders.
- Conservation Speed-Dating Workshop Guide
The Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative (VGBI) has worked with partners across three Regional Conservation Partnerships in Virginia to successfully build out a novel outreach approach that is accelerating the adoption of conservation best management practices in the region. Follow this link to learn more about VGBI’s Conservation Speed-Dating Workshops and download a guide to hosting an event in your region.
- Priority Breeding Bird Mapping Tool
Four regional interactive mapping tools that display eBird Status and Trends data with strategic land conservation data layers to facilitate strategic land conservation, inform habitat management plans, and help guide landowner outreach and engagement efforts, all through the lens of bird conservation.
- NABCI Field Guide to Developing Partnerships
Developing mutually beneficial partnerships based on common or complementary goals requires commitment, flexibility, and a desire and capacity to listen and understand the needs, values and challenges of potential partners. This document provides guidance on how to find common goals, effectively reach out to potential partners, and develop lasting relationships that benefit all players.
- Garden for Birds
Garden for Birds is a community initiative that provides guidance to bird enthusiasts about native plants and habitat features they can add to their properties to better support birds.
- Land Trust Alliance: Framework and Resources for Change
The Land Trust Alliance’s Framework and Resources for Change is a flexible, adaptable roadmap for personal and organizational use. A comprehensive tool for developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion competencies, the framework is a resource for land trust staff and board members in the U.S.
