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Here’s where you’ll find in-depth articles, conversational blog posts, and the latest press releases on Alaska’s birds, wildlife, communities, and conservation efforts from Audubon Alaska staff and partners. 

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Shorebirds feeding on shore
Sandpipers’ Last Supper
February 18, 2025 — The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud.
ALASKA Bird Behavior
Alaska Native dance group
At Alaska’s Yakutat Tern Festival, Seabirds and Local Culture Soar
February 12, 2025 — The annual event highlights the remote village’s Aleutian Terns and Alaska Native community.
ALASKA Festivals and Events
A Barred Owl hangs upside down from a thin tree branch, its body horizontal, its face turned and looking at the camera. Above it hangs a squirrel on a branch. Its head is nearly completely severed and is held in the owl’s talons. Its fur is bloodied.
Calling Alaska Photographers: Enter the Audubon Photography Awards
January 29, 2025 — Premier bird photography and video contest is accepting entries until March 5, 2025.
ALASKA
Submit to the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
January 28, 2025 — Calling all Alaska photographers! Our premier bird photography and video contest is accepting entries until March 5, 2025.
ALASKA Audubon Photography Awards
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Second Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska's Arctic Yields No Interest
January 08, 2025 — Here's what the 2017 Tax Act has to do with the Arctic Refuge National Wildlife Refuge, otherwise known as the World's Bird Nursery.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
Silhouette of single caribou
A Victory for the Brooks Range
December 09, 2024 — The provision to advance Alaska’s Ambler Road mining access project has been removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.
ALASKA Public Lands
Emperor Geese over Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Izembek: An Incredibly Critical Migratory Bird Habitat Is at Risk
December 09, 2024 — The Department of the Interior released a draft Environmental Impact Statement recommending a multi-part land swap, spelling trouble for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and public lands across Alaska.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Show up for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Monday!
December 05, 2024 — A public meeting on the “Potential Land Exchange for a Road Between King Cove and Cold Bay” will be held on December 9 in Anchorage.
ALASKA Get Involved
River running through mountain valley
A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley
December 04, 2024 — DOWA, a Japanese smelter company and major funder of the proposed Palmer Mine, has pulled out of the project!
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Black-capped Chickadee
The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska’s Birds
November 25, 2024 — Community science and Christmastime go hand in hand thanks to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, but conservationists use eBird data year-round to improve the life of birds—Alaska’s included.
ALASKA Community Science at Audubon