Habitat

A leading conservation organization says owls need a little help along the Front Range– and they've created a program to get Colorado homeowners involved in the effort. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies wants residents to build boxes in their backyards where owls can live. Find out why, and how people are getting involved.

A leading conservation organization says owls need a hand – and they’re rolling out a program to do it. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is about to launch a project to get homeowners along the Front Range to place boxes in their backyards where owls can live.

The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies has tracked migrating birds at a banding station at Barr Lake State Park for decades to understand their annual life cycle and habits — before it's too late.

The annual Mountain Plover Festival happens this weekend in Karval. The festival celebrates the bird sometimes called the “prairie ghost."

Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act was allocated to conserve water and protect habitat, but President Trump's executive order put that spending on pause.

Many birds are in trouble nationwide. A 2019 study published by Cornell found that bird populations have declined 30% since 1970. That's nearly three billion birds.