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The Great Salt Lake Is Too Big—and Too Important—to Fail

Utah’s leaders and advocates are mobilizing to save the largest saline lake ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, a haven for people and migrating birds. Time and water are running out.

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You are a part of the
Pacific Flyway

Each year more than a billion birds migrate along the Pacific Flyway, which stretches from the North Slope of Alaska to Central and South America.


About the Flyways

Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.


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Audubon Near You

Montana Audubon

Seven Mountains Audubon Society

Sinnissippi Audubon Society

Upcoming Events

Platte River Safari Camp
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28-30 or July 5-7, 2022

Long-term Butterfly Monitoring (Everyone Welcome)
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Join Aullwood’s Long-term Butterfly Monitoring Team to identify, count and monitor butterfly and

Being & Belonging: Art Workshops for Youth
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Open to youth 14 and up!


The Pacific Flyway includes Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and California

You are a part of the
Mississippi Flyway

The Mississippi Flyway is named for the great river underpinning the migration route followed by 60 percent of North America's birds, including the American White Pelicans, Least Terns, and Prothonotary Warblers. By restoring habitat from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the Louisiana Delta, Audubon is protecting birds year-round. 


About the Flyways

Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.


Learn More About the Flyways

Audubon Near You

Palouse Audubon Society

Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society

Charleston Natural History Society

Upcoming Events

Platte River Safari Camp
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28-30 or July 5-7, 2022

Long-term Butterfly Monitoring (Everyone Welcome)
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Join Aullwood’s Long-term Butterfly Monitoring Team to identify, count and monitor butterfly and

Being & Belonging: Art Workshops for Youth
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Open to youth 14 and up!


The Mississippi Flyway includes Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin

You are a part of the
Atlantic Flyway

From the forests of New England, where birds like the Wood Thrush nest and breed, to the beaches and marshlands that stretch down the coast and provide habitat for Piping Plovers and Saltmarsh Sparrows, Audubon is employing tactics as diverse as this flyway's ecosystems to protect the millions of birds that depend on this flyway.


About the Flyways

Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.


Learn More About the Flyways

Audubon Near You

South Bend Elkhart Audubon Society

Bastrop County Audubon Society

Flagler Audubon Society

Upcoming Events

Platte River Safari Camp
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28-30 or July 5-7, 2022

Long-term Butterfly Monitoring (Everyone Welcome)
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Join Aullwood’s Long-term Butterfly Monitoring Team to identify, count and monitor butterfly and

Being & Belonging: Art Workshops for Youth
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Open to youth 14 and up!


The Atlantic Flyway includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Las Bahamas

You are a part of the
Central Flyway

Stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains to the desert Southwest and the western Gulf Coast, the Central Flyway comprises more than half of the continental U.S.'s land mass and includes 509 Important Bird Areas. Across this expansive flyway, such iconic bird species as the Greater Sage Grouse, Sandhill Crane, and Yellow-billed Cuckoo drive Audubon's work to protect threatened ecosystems.


About the Flyways

Audubon follows the birds to our work, organizing our conservation strategies along the four flyways of the Americas.​


Learn More About the Flyways

Audubon Near You

Lycoming Audubon Society

Prairie Falcon Audubon Society

Ridge Audubon Society

Upcoming Events

Platte River Safari Camp
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28-30 or July 5-7, 2022

Long-term Butterfly Monitoring (Everyone Welcome)
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Join Aullwood’s Long-term Butterfly Monitoring Team to identify, count and monitor butterfly and

Being & Belonging: Art Workshops for Youth
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Open to youth 14 and up!


The Central Flyway includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming 

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