We are proud to help showcase various successful bird conservation stories from our land trust partners across the U.S.
Through these stories, numerous land trusts share their experiences conserving both lands and birds and how to get started with these efforts.
To learn more about how land trusts can benefit from bird conservation, explore the interactive map of projects across the country, visit the StoryMap showcasing the efforts of an all-volunteer land trust on Dauphin Island, or scroll down to many other stories that demonstrate how organizations have used bird conservation resources successfully in the grid below.
With support from a 2024 small grant, Santa Fe Conservation Trust developed a Rangeland Restoration Implementation Plan focused on improving soil stabilization, water infiltration, and wildlife habitat.
With a focus on community engagement and outreach, Palouse Land Trust’s 2022 small grant project sought to engage landowners in stewardship, restoration, and preservation of critical habitat for a bird species in decline.
Aiken Land Conservancy uses eBird to support many different land trust activities, from the prioritization of properties for conservation easements to measuring the impacts of habitat management activities on conserved lands.
In 2024, with the support of a small grant from the Land Trust Initiative, the Southern Plains Land Trust partnered with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies to run a bird monitoring workshop for land trusts.
With the support of a small grant from the Land Trust Initiative in 2024, the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (NWALT) developed a Restorative Birding program, which helps connects people to birds and, through birds, to the land.
Through a series of small grant projects and partnerships with the Cornell Lab, Kent Land Trust has become more science focused, integrating birds and bird data in everyday activities.
The Grassland Bird Collaboration, launched by Willistown Conservation Trust in 2022, was supported by small grants in 2023 and 2024 to support its efforts across working farmland and preserved open spaces in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Using eBird data as a foundation, Tufts University students mapped Bobolink sightings and combined them with farm production records to identify optimal fields for bird-friendly management at the Tufts Cummings School Farm.
A small grant project in 2022 brought Sonoma Land Trust, The Wildlands Conservancy, and Point Blue Conservation Science together to examine how birds respond to fuel reduction treatments like prescribed fire, mechanical thinning, and shaded fuel breaks.
Funded by a small grant, survey protocols and bird habitat enhancement practices were implemented by Sacramento Valley Conservancy at Deer Creek Hills Preserve in 2021.
As part of a small grant project in 2023, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust implemented a variety of forestry techniques to diversify the breeding bird habitat at Guiney Memorial Forest.
The Center for Natural Lands Management used funding from a 2019 small grant to develop a model for demonstrating how sustainable grazing practices can contribute to maintaining habitat conditions for Oregon Vesper Sparrow and other grassland species.
