Audubon Arkansas has released a new Arkansas opinion poll conducted by Benenson Strategy Group. Find out where Arkansans stand on renewable energy, energy efficiency, cap and trade, and fossil fuels.

Poll of Arkansas Likely 2010 Voters on Energy and Policy (Summary) - 331 kb

Poll of Arkansas Likely 2010 Voters on Energy and Policy (Full) - 502 kb

A new economic study prepared for Audubon Arkansas by HISTECON Associates, Inc. shows that SWEPCO’s proposed Turk Plant will be much more costly than the company originally estimated, and will provide fewer economic benefits than promised to nearby communities in Hempstead County, the plant’s location.

Follow the links below to view the report:

Up in Smoke Executive Summary

Up in Smoke Report

Up in Smoke Tables and Charts

Click here to read the press release.

© Ryan Brady, Northern Male Cardinal

125 Arkansas bird species are wintering farther north, showing a need for policy change.

- Learn what's happening at the national level
- Learn what's happening at the state level
- View a list of Arkansas birds affected by climate change
- Learn what you can do to help including signing our petition

Read a recent article about Audubon’s partnership with EAST Labs and the Lake Ouachita Citizen Focus Committee to assess a sizable Purple Martin roost as an Important Bird Area.

Purple Martins, Bird Island

© Ryan Brady, Least Tern

- Learn what’s happening at the national level
- Learn what’s happening at the state level
- View Arkansas’ WatchList species
- Learn what you can do to help

© Ashok Khosla, Northern Bobwhite

Audubon analysis reveals alarming population declines among some of our most common and beloved birds.

- Learn what's happening
- See how citizen scientists revealed the warning signs
- Learn what you can do to help
- Learn about the state of birds in Arkansas (2.1 MB, PowerPoint)