Colorado Ranch Shows Betting on Birds Pays Off

 

CONSERVATION RANCHING NEWSLETTER | WINTER 2022

Colorado Family Bet Big on Rare Birds to Save Their Ranch. It’s Paying Off. From getting the folks at Audubon to certify the ranch as bird-friendly, to selling carbon sequestration credits for the intact prairie grass, the May Ranch near Lamar is modernizing stewardship. Keep reading

May Ranch, an Audubon-certified ranch in Colorado.

Facebook Live with Marshall Johnson, Audubon’s New Chief Conservation Officer This January, Marshall Johnson assumed the helm of conservation strategy at Audubon. As former VP of Audubon Conservation Ranching, Johnson is no stranger to working at the unique intersection of birds, food, people, and climate. Join us tomorrow, February 7 at 7 pm CST on Facebook Live for a conversation with Russ Conser, CEO of Blue Nest Beef, a market partner that sources its products from Audubon-certified bird-friendly land. Learn more Marshall Johnson, Audubon Chief Conservation Officer.

Nitschkes’ Circle N Ranch Recognized as Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat At the Circle N Ranch, Gary and Lauren Nitschke not only raise their cattle for beef production, but also to support a mosaic of habitat for priority birds like the Northern Bobwhite, Eastern Meadowlark, and the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Oklahoma’s state bird. Learn more Western Meadowlark.

New to the Flock: Certified Bird-Friendly Habitats We’re proud to introduce several new ranches that recently received Audubon Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification through the Audubon Conservation Ranching program: Leavitt Lake Ranch (California), Wood Cattle Ranch (California), and Trueheart Land & Livestock, LLC (Texas).

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Conservation Partners across the Prairie Two Audubon-certified bird-friendly ranches, REP Provisions and Gleason Bison, have teamed up to make a bundle box you won’t want to miss, which includes NY strips, ribeyes, sirloins (hand-cut by master butchers), ground bison, and bison stew meat packed with rich flavor. It's more than responsibly-sourced bison, it's regenerative ranching at its finest. Gleason Bison uses their herd to influence diverse grassland habitats for priority birds, which is why the Colorado Bison Box sold by REP is recognized with the Audubon-certified bird-friendly seal. Shop now

Photos from top: Mike Sweeney/Special to The Colorado Sun; Meleah Laplante; Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

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