1.0American Bird Conservancyhttps://abcbirds.orgabcadminhttps://abcbirds.org/author/abcadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JdhWIEUfCY"><a href="https://abcbirds.org/news/montana-easement-protects-habitat-for-migrant-birds/">Montana Easement Protects Habitat for Migrant Birds</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://abcbirds.org/news/montana-easement-protects-habitat-for-migrant-birds/embed/#?secret=JdhWIEUfCY" width="600" height="338" title="“Montana Easement Protects Habitat for Migrant Birds” — American Bird Conservancy" data-secret="JdhWIEUfCY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/red_naped_sapsucker_tom_grey1.jpg223281Red-naped Sapsucker. Photo: © Tom Grey   Thanks in part to efforts by American Bird Conservancy, the Flathead Land Trust recently signed a conservation easement with the owners of one of the highest quality wetlands in the Flathead Valley of northwest Montana. The easement protects 295 acres on the interior of Church Slough, an oxbow … Read More>>