This 12 months marked an unimaginable milestone – the 10th anniversary of BirdReturns. What started as a small pilot venture to ship habitat when birds want it most has expanded throughout California’s Central Valley, turning into one of many area’s most revolutionary and impactful working lands conservation applications. A decade in, BirdReturns continues to evolve, adapt, and scale due to the dedication of land managers, biologists, and companions throughout the state.
In 2025, that collective effort resulted in habitat at a scale that displays each the urgency of the second and the energy of our partnerships. With greater than 210 collaborating land managers and over 48,000 acres of wetlands and farmlands enrolled throughout California, BirdReturns supported tons of of 1000’s of birds all through the annual cycle.
BirdReturns is grounded in a easy concept: accomplice with personal land managers to create versatile, science-driven habitat timed to fulfill seasonal wildlife wants. Together with The Nature Conservancy and Point Blue Conservation Science, and with discipline groups working throughout the Central Valley and Suisun Marsh, we delivered habitat that birds responded to right away, bringing these essential landscapes alongside the Pacific Flyway to life.
