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 our multimedia StoryMap collection, or scroll down to many other stories that demonstrate how organizations have used bird conservation resources successfully in the grid below.
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.
SLT is dedicated to land restoration and conservation efforts that will provide habitat to a large range of bird species.
Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC) used funds from a 2021 Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative small grant to integrate eBird data in its Working Lands Conservation Strategy.
As a small land trust in a rural area, SRLT uses bird conservation to help raise awareness and garner support for their work.
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.
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.
Using the American Kestrel as an ambassador for clean water and land protection, the Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) has been developing a program to install and monitor nest boxes for the species in the Upper Raritan River Watershed of New Jersey.
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.
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.
In 2023, New River Land Trust set out to understand bird species occurrence on two large farm properties protected by conservation easements in an effort to build relationships with the landowners.
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.
In 2019, Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) spearheaded a collaborative effort to establish the Kickapoo Bird Habitat Initiative (KBHI).
