Audubon Applauds House Farm Bill Support for Voluntary Conservation Programs

Washington, DC – The U.S. Home of Representatives’ passage of the Farm, Meals, and Nationwide Safety Act of 2026 (Farm Invoice) earlier right this moment consists of important assist for voluntary, science-based conservation programs that assist farmers, ranchers and foresters steward working lands. These packages, championed by the Nationwide Audubon Society, are key for serving to reverse the decline in chook populations throughout the nation, a lower of three billion since 1970, incorporating confirmed practices which might be 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 packages, the Home is supporting rural communities whereas serving to make sure the long-term resilience of our meals techniques and the habitats that birds must survive. Voluntary conservation helps producers hold lands working whereas bettering 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 important conservation packages, together with supporting efforts to revive productive pasture and speed up grassland restoration. We’ve a singular alternative to construct on confirmed efforts on the state stage, corresponding 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 impression, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, right this moment and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, performing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is sweet for birds is sweet for the planet. By way of 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 power dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and folks for generations to come back. Study extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

Media Contact: Jeff Bilington, jeff.billington@audubon.org