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Audubon Alaska is a leading voice for bird conservation in Alaska, and we are a resource for information on topics such as birds and migration, habitat conservation, climate change and natural climate solutions, wildlife policy, and a variety of related issues. Experts from our organization are happy to share their knowledge and expertise.

The press contact for Audubon Alaska is:

Lauren Cusimano
Communications Manager
907-433-5300
lauren.cusimano@audubon.org

Audubon Alaska In the News

2026

• Capacitación para el monitoreo de aves playeras migratorias (El Diario del Fin del Mundo, 23/02/2026)

2025

• Fisheries Trust Launches SeaBank Chronicles II (Daily Sitka Sentinel, October 22, 2025)
• New maps show where Alaska’s migrating seabirds overlap with high vessel traffic (KTOO, September 3, 2025)
• The Y-K Delta is critical for shorebirds. Scientists now have a clearer picture of the exact number (KYUK, July 2, 2025)
• Utqiagvik birding festival highlights conservation and local traditions (KNBA, June 26, 2025)
• The Federal Government Plans to Unleash Industry on These Five Alaskan Bird Havens (Audubon Magazine, Summer 2025)
• Where have all the finches gone? (Senior Voice Alaska, June 1, 2025)
• AROUND ALASKA: Ketchikan Paving, Fairbanks Officers, and For the Birds! (Your Alaska Link, April 2025)
• For the Birds: Never underestimate the attraction of winged wildlife (Alaska Business Magazine, April 2025)
• Bald Eagle Rescued, Released Back Into Wild After Freezing In Fairbanks (The Weather Channel, January 18, 2025)
• Wrangell birders tally up for 125th Christmas Bird Count (KSTK, January 7, 2025)

2024

• What to do about one of America's last wild places (Washington Post, October 22, 2024)
• Mining Could Pollute Alaska’s Chilkat Valley. A Tribe and Local Groups Defend their Way of Life. (National Audubon Society, September 27, 2024)
• Scientists, conservationists to hold forum on proposed Juneau-Douglas second crossing (KTOO, September 20, 2024)
• Millions of Acres in Alaska Preserved After Landmark Federal BLM Decision (Your Alaska Link, August 27, 2024)
• New study quantifies bird transit through Chilkat Valley (KHNS, May 28, 2024)
• Report: Chilkat Valley bird habitat is of ‘global significance’ (Chilkat Valley News, May 23, 2024)
• Biden administration blocks oil, gas, and copper projects in Alaskan wilderness — here's why the moves are important (The Cool Down, May 7, 2024)
• 13 Million Acres of Alaskan Arctic Is Now Protected From Oil Drilling In The U.S. (World Animal News, April 22, 2024)
• Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness (New York Times, April 16, 2024)
• Biden set to block Ambler mining road in Alaska wilderness (Politico, April 16, 2024)
• America’s Arctic: A Remote Patch Of Oil-Rich Tundra That Teems With Migratory Birds (Living Bird magazine, Spring 2024)

2023

• In its 124th year, Wrangellites contribute to the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count; helping draft a census to measure bird populations (KSTK, December 28, 2023)
• This New App Looks to the Birds to Bolster Southeast Alaska’s Economy (Audubon Magazine, Winter 2023)
• 5 of Alaska’s ultimate wildlife adventures (National Geographic, December 7, 2023)
• Keeping people and birds safe in the air is interagency effort (Army.mil, November 15, 2023)
• Is ConocoPhillips Looking to Expand Its Controversial Arctic Oil Project? (Inside Climate News, October 27, 2023)
• Tune into Tullik’s Odyssey (Wiscasset Newspaper, August 16, 2023)
• Palmer project receives permit for seismic exploration (KHNS, August 9, 2023)
• Audubon Alaska launches virtual birdwatching trail for Southeast Alaska (KSFK, July 26, 2023)
• The Southeast Alaska Birding Trail is now a mobile application (KINY, June 8, 2023)
• 12th annual Yakutat Tern Festival kicks off in June (KINY, May 12, 2023)
• 12th Annual Yakutat Tern Festival is not just for the birds (Juneau Empire, April 27, 2023)