Beef Raised on Bird-Friendly Land

Speakera: 3 Calhoun Sisters

Please join us for a visit from the 3 Calhoun Sisters, cattle ranchers located in Livermore, Ca. They have been farming in the Livermore area for over 100 years. The 3 Calhoun Sisters have recently been certified by Audubon Conservation Ranching for Beef Raised on Bird-Friendly Land.

The ranch has set in place many conservation measures to assist in promoting wildlife some of them are;

• The installation of bluebird boxes to increase the bluebird populations, bluebirds are one of the most desired birds as they eat destructive pests such as snails, grasshoppers, termites, moths, and mosquitos.
• Owl boxes were also installed by Our friends at the NRCS/RCD to use the circle of life method of ridding the garden of the gophers instead of using rodenticides or traps.
• All of the watering troughs on our ranch have ramps that allow wildlife that may become trapped in a trough an easy way out.
• Oak Tree restoration Project started in 2020 to replant and restore some of the older mature trees that were falling over.

The Pollinator Program started a few years ago after finding native milkweed on the property, the sisters worked with local conservation districts to plant more milkweed and other pollinator plants.

Go from consumer to conservationist when you purchase beef and bison raised on Audubon Certified bird-friendly land! You can help Audubon protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Come listen The 3 Calhoun Sisters tell us their success stories on their ranch to help conserve all types of wildlife.