STEWARDSHIP

Private landowners and agricultural producers (i.e., farmers, ranchers) play a critical role in providing habitat for birds and wildlife as well as food and fiber for people. At Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, we believe healthy wildlife habitat and healthy human communities can more than just co-exist – they can thrive with proper management and stewardship.

An important goal of RMBO’s Stewardship program (originally Prairie Partners) is to increase private landowners’ and resource professionals’ understanding of wildlife and their habitat needs by sharing information from RMBO’s Science program and other research. Our ongoing presence in local communities strengthens relationships among private landowners and state, federal and private conservation entities. This work has led to a voluntary coalition of landowners and resource professionals committed to bird habitat conservation in the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Intermountain West regions.

Since it began in 2003, the Stewardship program has connected with more than 15,000 people in our outreach efforts. We have worked with more than 120 landowners to help enhance 100,000-plus acres of habitat in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas.

We have been adding Private Lands Wildlife Biologists to our staff since 2008 to work across the region. They add another dimension to the Stewardship program by working directly with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Bill Conservation Programs and other agencies to assist landowners with conservation projects. 

Contact Us

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
230 Cherry Street, Suite 150
Fort Collins, CO 80521

Seth Gallagher                        
Stewardship Director
(970) 482-1707 ext. 12
seth.gallagher@rmbo.org

Laura Quattrini
Program Management Specialist
(970) 482-1707 ext. 21
laura.quattrini@rmbo.org

     Tools for Landowners 
           Presentations, Workshops and
                 Field Days
            Landowner Visits
            Guides & Informational Resources
            Stock Tank Ladders
            Fences and Marking
            Habitat Enhancement
            Mountain Plover Nest Conservation
  
     Habitat Enhancement
            CRP Management
            Grassland/Grazing Management
            Invasive Weed Treatments
            Wetland/Riparian Enhancement

       Stewardship Contacts          
           
       Collaborators