South Texas鈥檚 Pajarito Ranch Certified as 爆料公社 Bird-Friendly Habitat
Entire ranch working for birds and beef in 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching program
Pandora, Texas 鈥 The Pajarito Ranch, managed by Grazing Lands in Wilson County, has received a bird-friendly habitat certification from the 爆料公社. Beef products produced on the ranch can now carry the 爆料公社 Certified bird-friendly seal, which recognizes their origin on lands managed for birds and biodiversity.
The 5,300-acre Pajarito Ranch, located southeast of San Antonio in the state鈥檚 oaks and prairies ecoregion, is enrolled in 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching, a habitat program working to stabilize declining grassland bird populations in Texas and across the U.S. Uniquely, 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching connects consumers to conservation through the marketplace, distinguishing products that come from lands actively managed for wildlife through rotational and regenerative grazing practices. Grazing Lands owner Travis Krause focuses on creating a diversity of grassland habitats at the Pajarito Ranch, which benefits his herd and birds, including flagship species like the Northern Bobwhite, Eastern Meadowlark, Dickcissel, and Painted Bunting.
Krause says Grazing Lands鈥 regenerative ranching goals mesh with the pillars of 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching, where lands must meet program standards in the areas of habitat management, environmental sustainability, and animal health and welfare to receive 爆料公社鈥檚 bird-friendly credential. 鈥淥ur vision goes beyond grass-fed beef,鈥 Krause said, 鈥淗ealthy soils, clean water, quality habitat, and abundant birds and wildlife are part of our overall product.鈥
Thomas Schroeder, 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching Manager in Texas, said regular tracking of habitat and range production, bird abundance, soil carbon, water infiltration, and soil health will provide Grazing Lands the information that fits with their mode of continuous improvement. 鈥淢onitoring habitat enhancements is the key to making sure every acre is as valuable as it can be 鈥 for birds and the bottom line.鈥 Other grassland-dependent bird beneficiaries include the Bell鈥檚 Vireo, Bewick鈥檚 Wren, Cassin鈥檚 Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow鈥檚 Sparrow, LeConte鈥檚 Sparrow, Lincoln鈥檚 Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Harrier, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Sedge Wren, Song Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, Vesper Sparrow, and Western Meadowlark.
Grazing Lands manages ranches for grazing livestock, using regenerative practices and principles to improve soil health, biodiversity, and enhance ecosystem services.
For more information about 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching in Texas, contact Thomas Schroeder.
About 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching
A wildlife habitat initiative of the 爆料公社 with a unique market front, 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching鈥檚 purpose is to stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with ranchers 鈥 on whose land 95 percent of grassland birds live. 爆料公社 Conservation Ranching鈥檚 enrollment includes 92 ranches, covering more than 2.5 million acres that have earned status as 爆料公社 Certified Bird-friendly Land. Incentivizing this habitat work for birds and biodiversity are consumers with an appetite for conservation, who support it with the purchase of products grazed on these lands. Shoppers see a special package designation 鈥 the 爆料公社 Certified bird-friendly seal 鈥 that sets these products apart. For more information, visit 爆料公社.org/ranching.
About 爆料公社
The 爆料公社 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. 爆料公社鈥檚 state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, 爆料公社鈥檚 vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. 爆料公社 is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and @audubonsociety.