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.
Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries (DIBS), an all-volunteer land trust in Alabama, used funds from a small grant in 2021 to manage 15 acres of important habitats on the barrier island.
Operating under the organizational support of Driftless Area Land Conservancy (DALC), Southern Driftless Grasslands (SDG) is a partnership that connects landowners to stewardship resources.
FLLT’s origins are deeply rooted in birds and bird conservation, as their conserved lands benefit breeding and migrating birds.
IRLC is located in a unique area rich in bird species and is a critical site for the Golden-winged Warbler.
KHLT is working to identify the statewide needs and successes of Alaskan land trusts for conserving priority bird habitats.
KELT works with volunteer citizen scientists and eBird to establish bird monitoring programs that inform their conservation and management efforts.
Funded by a small grant and constructed with the help of volunteers, Land Trust of North Alabama (LTNA) built a bird blind at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve, an eBird hotspot.
Mendocino Land Trust uses eBird, Merlin, and All About Birds to engage their community in citizen science for bird conservation.
In 2019, Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) spearheaded a collaborative effort to establish the Kickapoo Bird Habitat Initiative (KBHI).
MVC prioritizes the protection of intact functional ecosystems, and saw they couldn’t have healthy ecosystems without birds.
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 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.
