The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon
The Mysterious Disappearance of a Wandering Migrant This article originally appeared in the spring 2025…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
How Do National Monuments Affect Hunting Access?
The origin and history of the Antiquities Act and presidential national monument powers in the…
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…
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…
Are Pinyon Jays the Next Sage Grouse?
Unknown environmental stressors threaten pinyon jay populations and the broader sagebrush ecosystem uplanders love. I…
The Extinct California Wild Turkey: Meleagris Californica
Drought-like conditions combined with heavy predation led the California turkey to extinction over 10,000 years…
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….
Hunting Dogs Used to Target Florida’s Invasive Pythons
Labrador Retrievers are used to hunt invasive pythons through scent detection, protecting the threatened Everglades…
The Conservation Reserve Program in 2023
A Look at the Conservation Reserve Program as Part of the 2023 Farm Bill with…
Environmental Factors that Drive Bobwhite Quail Chick Survival
Weather, protein availability, and predation determine bobwhite quail population sizes Each September, bobwhite hunters across…
Reintroducing Ruffed Grouse in Missouri
The history of ruffed grouse populations, ruffed grouse hunting, and the reintroduction of ruffed grouse…
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….
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…
Bird Conservation Organizations Uplanders Should Support
These nonprofit bird organizations are working to save the future of birds in North America….
Types of Bird Feathers
Learn about all the various types of bird feathers and how to identify them. Feathers…
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken Has Been Listed Endangered
Despite continued efforts, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken makes the endangered species listing in another blow to…