Posted on Jun 29, 2022
Birds and beef: Audubon Society forges unique partnership with ranchers to conserve grasslands
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The National Audubon Society is taking a market-based approach to conservation. Its “bird-friendly beef” certification program proposes to measure ecosystem health by using birds as a metric.
On the DoubleP Ranch in northeastern Oklahoma, Eric Perner was looking for ways to preserve habitat for his favorite grassland bird, the Northern Bobwhite Quail.
“When I grew up as a kid on our ranch, we had plentiful numbers of bobwhite quail,” Perner said. “I've just seen those numbers decimated over the years, and these trends continue.”
The quail, like many grassland birds, has dwindled as native grasslands disappear at an alarming rate. But Perner, who has been a full-time cattle rancher for nearly a decade, found a unique way to help preserve the small quail through a National Audubon Society program.
On the DoubleP Ranch in northeastern Oklahoma, Eric Perner was looking for ways to preserve habitat for his favorite grassland bird, the Northern Bobwhite Quail.
“When I grew up as a kid on our ranch, we had plentiful numbers of bobwhite quail,” Perner said. “I've just seen those numbers decimated over the years, and these trends continue.”
The quail, like many grassland birds, has dwindled as native grasslands disappear at an alarming rate. But Perner, who has been a full-time cattle rancher for nearly a decade, found a unique way to help preserve the small quail through a National Audubon Society program.
Birds and beef: Audubon Society forges unique partnership with ranchers to conserve grasslands
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Excellent share and news Brother Chip. We need to be more aware of wildlife's needs and habitat if they are to survive. That's why I belong to Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and other organizations.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Perner said he knows making the shift to regenerative agriculture practices for other ranchers could be a hard sell. But he hopes to continue the conversation with his neighbors by talking about the Conservation Ranching Initiative.
“It’s a wait-and-see approach,” Perner said. “It'll take me a little bit of time. But when I do, I think I'll get more interest in people wanting to shift how they ranch.”
..."Perner said he knows making the shift to regenerative agriculture practices for other ranchers could be a hard sell. But he hopes to continue the conversation with his neighbors by talking about the Conservation Ranching Initiative.
“It’s a wait-and-see approach,” Perner said. “It'll take me a little bit of time. But when I do, I think I'll get more interest in people wanting to shift how they ranch.”
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