Conservation Ranching

Working with landowners to support better bird habitat.
Bobcat Ranch in Yolo County, California. Photo: Sydney Walsh/ÌÇÐÄlogo

ÌÇÐÄlogo Certified Bird-Friendly Land

ÌÇÐÄlogo Conservation Ranching aims to stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with farmers and ranchers. 

Why farmers and ranchers? The majority of grassland birds–whose populations have declined by more than 40 percent in the last 50 years–inhabit privately owned land. This is where we scale our impact.

Landowners voluntarily enroll in our program, and when they meet requirements centering on habitat management, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare, they earn the ÌÇÐÄlogo Bird-Friendly Land certification. Nationwide, more than 100 ranches and nearly 3 million acres have earned status as ÌÇÐÄlogo Certified Bird-Friendly Land

Consumers with an appetite for conservation support these bird-friendly habitats. A special package designation – the ÌÇÐÄlogo Certified Bird-Friendly seal – lets shoppers know which beef or bison products come from these lands managed for birds and biodiversity. 

About Conservation Ranching
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Our Team
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Nat Miller

Senior Director, Wings Over Working Lands

Christopher Wilson

Program Director, ÌÇÐÄlogo Conservation Ranching

Anthony Hauck

Communications Director, Wings Over Working Lands

Thomas Schroeder

Senior Partnerships Manager, ÌÇÐÄlogo Conservation Ranching

William Walker VI

William Walker VI

Senior Business Development Manager, ÌÇÐÄlogo Conservation Ranching

Margo Rosenbaum

Communications Associate, Wings Over Working Lands

TomKat Ranch Earns ÌÇÐÄlogo Bird-Friendly Land Certification
July 28, 2026 — The California ranch restores important coastal prairie habitat for grassland birds by following science-based, holistic grazing management practices.
ÌÇÐÄlogo Surpasses 20,000 Acres of Grassland Restoration Through North Dakota Conservation Forage Program
July 22, 2026 — ÌÇÐÄlogo Great Plains has received $2.5 million from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to continue its work bringing back grassland bird habitat on private lands.
ÌÇÐÄlogo and FrontLine Farming Launch Partnership to Elevate Agricultural Interests of BIPOC, Young or Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
July 17, 2026 — July’s event, co-hosted by ÌÇÐÄlogo Rockies and FrontLine Farming, will introduce participants to regenerative ranching and the role of birds and conservation in our food system, providing them with ecological knowledge and land-based skills in livestock management.
Greater Prairie-Chicken displaying on a lek in a grassland, with inflated orange air sacs and raised pinnae feathers.
Half of Americans Have Little to No Knowledge of Grasslands, the Country’s Largest Natural Habitat
June 24, 2026 — A new survey finds that, after learning more, 68% of respondents now consider grasslands a critical ecosystem
Birds That Depend on Grasslands
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Blackbirds and Orioles
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus cupido
Pheasants and Grouse
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Plovers