Grassland Bird Trust News & Stories

Grassland Bird Trust, Inc. (GBT) and Boralex Inc. announce that they have entered into an agreement.

NYS likely to permit 567 acres of unique Fort Edward grasslands to be blanketed with solar panels. As most of our supporters know, Boralex, a renewable energy company, applied to the NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting (“ORES”) to build a commercial solar facility in Fort Edward in August 2024. Specifically, the proposed solar facility […]

This spring, GBT’s annual birding fundraising trip took us to southern Spain, where we experienced incredible wildlife, stunning scenery, and amazing cuisine. The highlight was watching the spectacular raptor migration over the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco to Spain. We also witnessed a major conservation victory firsthand: the Northern Bald Ibis, a species that had […]

For our 2024 annual international fundraising trip, the Grassland Bird Trust embarked on an adventure to the southern Colombian Andes—a place we’ve affectionately dubbed “hummingbird heaven.” Colombia is home to more than 2,000 bird species, making it the most avian-diverse country in the world.  There, we saw how “Family Projects” on private lands are protecting […]

Grassland Bird Trust is in the news and making the news! Hiking & Birding section in the November Adirondack Sports magazine Southern Adirondack Audubon Society, Inc. (SAAS) fall 2024 newsletter,  The Fledging (page 9) GBT’s fall 2024 newsletter, News on the Wing

Come visit the new 2.6-mile Alfred Z. Solomon Grassland Bird Trail! The trail, located at 160 County Route 42 in Fort Edward, starts at the Alfred Z. Solomon Grassland Viewing Area and from there, winds through the grasslands and along the Dead Creek with spectacular views of the Adirondack Mountains.  With a little luck, you’ll […]

 Do Lilac Breasted Rollers, African Hoopies, and Elephants have in Common?   They were all part of the adventure when we headed to Africa for a Birding Namibia and Botswana 12-day Adventure to Benefit the Grassland Bird Trust! Our second annual birding and fundraising trip brought us to the moonscape expanses of northern Namibia’s Etosha […]

We have lift-off! The siren call of a growing, brighter light has launched thousands, nay, millions of long-haul flights. And although triggered by the sun, most of these journeys are flown in darkness, guided by the moon and stars. These are the eco-friendliest of all eco-friendly flights, powered by insects, seeds, and fruit, and some […]

Read Roberta Kravette’s notes on the birds that winter in the Fort Edward, NY grasslands. She provides a great description of the birds that winter here, where to find them, and the best time to spot them. In addition, there are some incredible photos by bird and wildlife photographer Gordon Ellmers of Northern Harriers, American Kestrels, Barred […]

Solar panels threaten the endangered Short-eared Owl and other grassland birds and their habitat: Audubon (June 1, 2023): Conservation Groups Aim to Cushion Birds from Solar Power Boom Hill Country Observer (Dec 2022/Jan 2023): Threatened and endangered Washington County grassland birds collide with renewable energy Times Union (Dec 27, 2022): Solar arrays threaten vanishing grassland […]