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Audubon California News

Read the latest news and updates from Audubon in California.
Sandhill Cranes and Northern Pintails. Photo: Tom Barnwell/Audubon Photography Awards

Explore our latest stories from across California below, and keep scrolling for stories from our centers and sanctuaries.

For Audubon CA's latest features in the press, see our Media page.

 

Latest news across California
Introducing Our 2026 Coastal Leadership Program Cohort
July 01, 2026 — Meet the 10 members of our 2026 cohort, excited to deepen their knowledge, build community, and develop leadership skills for a more resilient California coast.
CALIFORNIA Coastal Stewardship
California’s Conservation Goals Depend on the People Who Carry Them Out
June 16, 2026 — Proposed staffing cuts and delayed climate bond spending would affect CA’s ability to protect birds, restore habitat, maintain public access, and advance its 30x30 commitments.
CALIFORNIA Policy & Advocacy
The Magic of Seabird Colonies, and One Scientist’s Unique Way to Mitigate the Crises They Face
June 03, 2026 — A motivating conversation with Aspen Ellis, a PhD candidate researching seabirds and offshore wind
CALIFORNIA Climate
Making Waves at California Ocean Day
June 02, 2026 — Audubon California joins ocean leaders in Sacramento, charting a hopeful course for the future of our coast.
CALIFORNIA Coasts and Oceans
Jodi Pinder, biologist and Working Lands Project Association with Audubon California, releases Tricolored Blackbird as part of Audubon California's movement study.
Tiny Tags, One Million Tricolored Blackbird Detections, and New Clues for Conservation
May 30, 2026 — New tracking technology is showing us where Tricolored Blackbirds go beyond the breeding season—and how we can better protect them.
CALIFORNIA
4 people walking along a green trail with the mountains of CA Central Coast in the background
Thousands Across California Document Birds for the State’s First-Ever Breeding Bird Atlas
May 26, 2026 — The multi-year statewide community science initiative will take flight with a Big Weekend of events across California June 4th through 7th
CALIFORNIA
Birds “Falling Out of the Sky,” Red Vinyl Seats, and 30 Years of Audubon California: A Conversation with Andrea Jones
May 21, 2026 — From MacGillivray’s Warblers at Tejon Ranch to a high-stakes Owens Lake meeting in Burbank, Andrea Jones reflects on Audubon California’s past—and what comes next
CALIFORNIA
“The Salton Sea Can’t Wait”—Inaugural Salton Sea Conservancy Board Meeting Spotlights Community Engagement and the Urgent Need for Progress
May 15, 2026 — Audubon California and partners applaud the state’s commitment to long-term conservation at the Sea and urge continued integration of local communities
CALIFORNIA
Building Better Habitat, One Songbird at a Time
May 08, 2026 — A tiny migratory bird is finding its voice again in northeast Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA
Parenting Under Pressure: California’s Snowy Plovers Deserve Protected Spots to Nest and Thrive
April 28, 2026 — A recent win at Oceano Dunes and our hopes for a safer shore
CALIFORNIA
News from the Audubon Center at Debs Park
Monarch Alley: Before and After
November 12, 2024 — Take a walk down memory lane as we reflect on how Monarch Alley has changed through our habitat restoration efforts.
CALIFORNIA Audubon Center at Debs Park
News from the Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary
Blakiston's Fish Owl
The Introduction of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and their Therapies For Avian Conservation
October 13, 2024 — An environmental and biophysical review of stem cell capabilities in the preservation of avian species
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Dior makeup set
Mother Nature Deserves To Be Beautiful Too
September 20, 2024 — The balance of biodiversity starting at the makeup counter: Plastic waste from makeup products
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Human Activity Threatens California’s Amphibians
August 14, 2024 — How human impact and habitat development has lead to the decline of California’s amphibious species
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center
A forest on fire.
Climate Change, Deforestation and Wildfires Destroy the Once-Thriving Amazon
August 14, 2024 — Climate change in the Amazon region leads to 300,000 square miles of land destroyed within the Amazon Rainforest
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center
Masters of Reality
Gods and Deities: How They Shape and Reflect Human Ambition Onto the Environment
August 14, 2024 — Worship, gods, and their relations to the environment
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center
A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
From Vibrant to Vulnerable: The Coral Reef Crisis
August 14, 2024 — The fight to preserve coral reefs against pollution: How UV filters in sunscreen and pesticides kill corals
CALIFORNIA Richardson Bay Audubon Center