Pathfinder Ensign Ranches achieves Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification, expanding a conservation network encompassing more than 1.4 million acres in Wyoming.

Greater Sage-Grouse on BLM land leased by Pathfinder Ensign Ranches in Wyoming. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon

ALCOVA, WYO. (October 19, 2026) — The National Audubon Society is proud to announce that Pathfinder Ensign Ranches has achieved Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification. Earned through the Audubon Conservation Ranching program, the certification recognizes working lands managed for birds, biodiversity, and the long-term resiliency of beef and bison operations. Historically known as the Pathfinder Ranch, the property is now owned by Ensign Ranches, which plans to continue its legacy of conservation in Wyoming.

Audubon Conservation Ranching is a science-based certification program aimed at stabilizing the decline of grassland birds through direct partnerships with beef and bison producers.…