Conservation
CFO 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award to Nic Korte
Nic is a dedicated birder, conservationist, and community leader whose
contributions to birding and habitat protection span decades and have left a legacy in Western
Colorado and beyond.
North American Breeding Bird Survey – Get Involved in Colorado!
You can adopt survey route to help Colorado continue to have good coverage for this important and longest running continent-wide breeding bird monitoring program!
Read MorePinyon Jay Community Science Project – 2024 Update
Ned Bohman, an outreach biologist with Great Basin Bird Observatory, provides an update on the project with a focus on Colorado data and he issues a challenge for us all in 2025.
Read MoreConservation Actions: Fall 2024
In the past months, the CFO Conservation Committee has been engaged in the following actions. Conejos River Restoration The 2024 Colorado Birding Challenge raised over $13,000 for the Conejos River Restoration Project. Part of the project was to protect and enhance the habitat along the Conejos River in southern Colorado. Birds of particular conservation concern…
Read MoreColorado Birding Challenge Results are In!
I know you are all on the edge of your seats waiting for news about the Colorado Birding Challenge! Without delay, here are the 2024 results.
Read MoreCFO 2024 Land Steward Appreciation Award
Using novel “regenerative grazing” practices that simulate the historical movements of American Bison across the land, stomping on weeds and fertilizing native grasses, the May Ranch is cultivating the original prairie ecology of the West.
Read MoreFire recovery on the May Ranch – Lamar, CO
In April 2023, a 9,000 acre wildlife in SE Colorado burned portions of the May Ranch near Lamar, Colorado. In August, Michael Booth from the Colorado Sun visited with Dallas May to see the recovery of the land and wildlife since the May wildfire.
Read MoreGrowth in Participation and Reporting in the Pinyon Jay Community Science Project: August 2023 Update
The goal of the project is to document Pinyon Jay sightings and activity. As of August 2023, 279 Colorado records have been submitted by 44 observers.
Read MoreVolunteers needed for birds surveys in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking experienced birders to assist with survey work in the backcountry in August 2023.
Read MoreColorado Birding Challenge held May 20, 2023 to Benefit Pinyon Jay Conservation.
Thirteen teams competed for glory during the third annual Colorado Birding Challenge, raising money for Pinyon Jay Conservation in Colorado. An additional thirteen teams participated in the “Bird-your-way” category throughout the month of May 2023. Fun and excellent birding were had by all but equally importantly over $23,241 has been raised for conservation. Competition categories…
Read More