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Restoring a River, Reconnecting a Community Along the Shores of Lake Michigan
June 26, 2025 — In Gary, Indiana, Audubon and partners are working on a vision for restoration rooted in community and climate resilience. 
Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
Leser Yelow Legs
The Almost Impossible Mission of Studying the Lesser Yellowlegs
June 24, 2025 — From epic flights to the art of evading traps, join Santiago and Juan David on their exciting mission to understand the migratory routes of these birds.
Boreal Forests
A female mallard is harnessed with a tracking device.
To Solve the Mallard's Mysterious Decline, Researchers Turn to Hi-Tech Trackers
June 20, 2025 — Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most common duck's population drop.
Bird Science
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Looming Federal Cuts Threaten the Bird Banding Lab, a Cornerstone of Avian Science
June 12, 2025 — For more than a century, the USGS program has revealed crucial insights about where birds go, how they’re faring, and what we can do to help them. Its budget and staff are now on the chopping block.
Conservation News
Investing in Working Lands for Birds, Habitat, and Rural Communities
June 12, 2025 — Farmers and ranchers lead Audubon's first-ever Farm Bill Fly-in
News
Why Federal Bird Science Deserves Our Strongest Support
June 11, 2025 — For decades, two programs from the U.S. Geological Survey have provided essential information about birds. They must continue to be fully funded.
Policy & Advocacy
Celebrating the Little Fish that Serve as the Beating Heart of the Ocean
June 06, 2025 — This World Oceans Day, Congress is supporting forage fish and the seabirds that rely on them.
Coasts and Oceans
San Miguel River near Telluride, Colorado
Colorado River Talks Must Continue as Deadlines Loom
June 05, 2025 — Creativity and collaboration needed to share a smaller river
Western Water
A Piping Plover with green and orange leg bands stands on a rocky beach in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Bling That Tells a Story of Resilience in the Great Lakes
May 29, 2025 — How bird banding protects the Great Lakes Piping Plover and more.
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Small shorebirds forage in shallow water.
Audubon California Project Receives $5.2m for Salton Sea Restoration
May 23, 2025 — Wildlife Conservation Board Grant will help fund work at Bombay Beach Wetlands
Western Water News