Washington, DC – The U.S. Home of Representatives’ passage of the Farm, Meals, and Nationwide Safety Act of 2026 (Farm Invoice) earlier at present contains crucial help for voluntary, science-based conservation programs that assist farmers, ranchers and foresters steward working lands. These applications, championed by the Nationwide Audubon Society, are key for serving to reverse the decline in fowl populations throughout the nation, a lower of three billion since 1970, incorporating confirmed practices which are already serving to farms and forests be extra productive and resilient, whereas supporting the restoration of birds as numerous because the Cerulean Warbler and Northern Bobwhite.
Assertion from Marshall Johnson, Audubon Chief Conservation Officer:
“By investing in voluntary conservation applications, the Home is supporting rural communities whereas serving to make sure the long-term resilience of our meals techniques and the habitats that birds have to survive. Voluntary conservation helps producers preserve lands working whereas enhancing ecosystem well being, from more healthy soils to better-managed grazing techniques, delivering actual advantages for each agriculture and birds.
“We now urge the Senate to construct on this momentum by strengthening and modernizing crucial conservation applications, together with supporting efforts to revive productive pasture and speed up grassland restoration. We’ve a novel alternative to construct on confirmed efforts on the state stage, similar to North Dakota’s Conservation Forage Program, which has confirmed to ship measurable advantages for landowners.”
The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven influence, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, at present and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, appearing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet. By a collaborative, bipartisan method throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 workers and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing drive dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and folks for generations to return. Study extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb and Instagram @audubonsociety.
Media Contact: Jeff Bilington, jeff.billington@audubon.org
