Conservation

Plate 36: Passenger Pigeon & Mourning Dove Artist: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927
The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon

The Mysterious Disappearance of a Wandering Migrant  This article originally appeared in the spring 2025…

National Forests Public lands in Arizona
How to Use Social Media to Effectively Advocate for Public Lands and Conservation

Learn some key strategies for using social media to advocate more effectively for public lands,…

Two upland birds battle each other in prairie grass.
The Death of Nuance – A Letter from the Owners of Project Upland

In this letter from the Summer 2025 issue of Project Upland Magazine, co-owners Jennifer Wapenski…

A road winds down grassy and rocky hills on BLM land in Utah.
The Rescission of the BLM’s Public Lands Rule Hurts Conservation

The Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with mining, grazing, and other BLM…

A Gunnison Sage-Grouse standing in a field.
The Productive Public Lands Act Would Open Energy Development On Threatened Gunnison Sage-Grouse Habitat

An act introduced by Representative Jeff Hurd is a perfect example of D.C. politics creeping…

A beautiful scene from the Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument.
How Do National Monuments Affect Hunting Access?

The origin and history of the Antiquities Act and presidential national monument powers in the…

George Washington National Forest in the fall.
Trial by Fire: The Loss and Potential Recovery of Ruffed Grouse Habitat in Virginia

When it comes to restoring ruffed grouse habitat, particularly in Viriginia, our conservation practices need…

A portrait of a bobwhite quail with an open beak.
Midwestern Bobwhite Quail Conservation: The Time for Action is Now

Two quail biologists encourage private landowners to take advantage of state and federal habitat management…

A Pinyon Jay in a tree in sage habitat.
Are Pinyon Jays the Next Sage Grouse?

Unknown environmental stressors threaten pinyon jay populations and the broader sagebrush ecosystem uplanders love. I…

Skeleton of Meleagris californica on display at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
The Extinct California Wild Turkey: Meleagris Californica

Drought-like conditions combined with heavy predation led the California turkey to extinction over 10,000 years…

a Sharp-tailed grouse in Wisconsin
Sharp-tailed Grouse of Wisconsin – Firebirds of the Northwest Sands

How the Wisconsin Sharp-tailed Grouse Society Conserves the State’s Sharptails and A Globally Threatened Habitat.…

Biologist using Labrador Retrievers to hunt invasive pythons in Florida
Hunting Dogs Used to Target Florida’s Invasive Pythons

Labrador Retrievers are used to hunt invasive pythons through scent detection, protecting the threatened Everglades…

Two bobwhite quail on a farm with CRP
The Conservation Reserve Program in 2023

A Look at the Conservation Reserve Program as Part of the 2023 Farm Bill with…

A covey of bobwhite quail in brush
Environmental Factors that Drive Bobwhite Quail Chick Survival

Weather, protein availability, and predation determine bobwhite quail population sizes Each September, bobwhite hunters across…

A ruffed grouse crosses a dirt road in Missouri
Reintroducing Ruffed Grouse in Missouri

The history of ruffed grouse populations, ruffed grouse hunting, and the reintroduction of ruffed grouse…

A group of new hunters with a hunting mentor
Hunter Recruitment is Not the Problem People Think it Is

Selling hunting licenses is the only way underfunded state wildlife agencies can increase their budgets…

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Reintroduced to the 118th Congress

This could be the most important piece of conservation legislation in our lifetime. WASHINGTON, D.C.…

a woodcock chick found with a pointing dog
Your Dog Can Volunteer for Conservation with Your State Agency

How bird dogs can help wildlife managers collect data on upland birds It’s the second…

A native grouse on a lek
Bird Conservation Organizations Uplanders Should Support

These nonprofit bird organizations are working to save the future of birds in North America.…

a close up photo of grouse feathers
Types of Bird Feathers

Learn about all the various types of bird feathers and how to identify them. Feathers…

A Lesser Prairie-Chicken in Oklahoma
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken Has Been Listed Endangered

Despite continued efforts, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken makes the endangered species listing in another blow to…