Success Stories

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.

  • Sierra Foothill Conservancy

    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.

  • Sonoma Land Trust

    SLT is dedicated to land restoration and conservation efforts that will provide habitat to a large range of bird species.

  • Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

    Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy implemented low cost, minimal impact forestry practices to restore declining conifer ecosystems for the benefit of multiple species of greatest conservation need.

  • Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

    SAHC has conserved nearly 800 acres of ecologically significant habitat to provide nesting grounds for birds.

  • Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy

    Biodiversity is a core value of Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC), which used small grant funds for bird-friendly habitat management and to establish a bird monitoring program.

  • Teton Regional Land Trust

    TRLT protects agricultural lands, which serve as habitat for many bird species of conservation concern.

  • The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

    Birds are a focus for CFGC’s conservation efforts because there are unique and vulnerable species in Florida.

  • The Nature Trust of British Columbia

    TNTBC prioritizes land parcels based on their biodiversity in critically endangered Coastal Douglas Fir ecosystems to maximize conservation investments.

  • Thousand Islands Land Trust

    TILT is working to conserve lands for migratory birds, full-time residents, and for future generations of human visitors.

  • Upstate Forever

    Upstate Forever (UF), South Carolina’s first nationally accredited land trust, developed baselines and management guidelines for grassland bird habitats in the Piedmont Ecoregion of Upstate South Carolina.

  • Vermont Land Trust & Audubon Vermont

    Vermont Land Trust and Audubon Vermont worked together on two small grant projects, one in 2020 and another in 2023. The partnership helped Audubon Vermont identify project properties for bird-friendly habitat management while making Vermont Land Trust’s conservation work more enduring.

  • Westchester Land Trust

    Westchester Land Trust uses community partnerships, workshops, and eBird to facilitate conversations about bird conservation in Westchester County, New York.