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Sandhill Cranes and Northern Pintails. Photo: Tom Barnwell/Audubon Photography Awards
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Celebrating 10 Years of BirdReturns
May 30, 2025 — Partnership celebrates creating over 180,000 acres of high-quality wetland habitat where and when it is needed most.
Landmark BirdReturns Partnership Celebrates 10 years of Creating Habitat for Central Valley Birds
May 29, 2025 — Comprised of Audubon California, The Nature Conservancy and Point Blue Conservation Science, BirdReturns has provided over 180,000 acres of much-needed habitat through partnerships with wetland managers and farmers.
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
American Avocets wade in a shallow sea.
Water Flows for the First Time at Major Salton Sea Habitat Project
May 20, 2025 — Flooding creates 2,000 acres of habitat, reduces hazardous dust
Western Water
Restoring San Diego's Coastal Wetlands
March 20, 2025 — A Vision for the Future
Get to know the Salton Sea Leadership Program's Inaugural Cohort!
March 14, 2025 — Building a community of leaders around the Salton Sea
Audubon CA's 2025 State Policy Priorities
March 04, 2025 — Fighting for birds, habitats, & communities in CA’s budget and legislation
Dark-colored cattle stand in a field with the ACR seal in foreground
Audubon Conservation Ranching Expands Along the West Coast with Support from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Protect Birds on Grazing Lands
January 30, 2025 — Audubon California and Audubon Washington awarded more than $780k to expand program in the Golden State and establish one in the Columbia Plateau
Planting the Seeds for a Tribal and Community-Empowered Future in Water Resiliency
December 17, 2024