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.

  • 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.