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Sandhill Cranes and Northern Pintails. Photo: Tom Barnwell/Audubon Photography Awards
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Audubon Assembly 2018 Attendees
October 25, 2018 — Over 100 conservation leaders from local Audubon chapters and staff from Audubon California and National Audubon Society will attend this year's Assembly.
Tangled web of issues complicates effort to protect Richardson Bay's eelgrass
October 10, 2018 — Illegal anchorages are destroying Richardson Bay's eelgrass. Seems like a simple issue, right? Wrong.
Mayor of Sacramento issues Migratory Bird proclamation
September 27, 2018 — Darrell Steinberg declared 2018 as the Year of the Bird
Audubon California endorses Prop. 3
September 26, 2018 — Measure on November ballot will have multiple benefits to clean drinking water and conservation priorities.
New HSU study shows Humboldt Bay far more important to shorebirds than previously thought
September 19, 2018 — Audubon California echoes the need to preserve area's critical habitat
Threats to the federal Endangered Species Act - and its birds - are beginning to mount
September 11, 2018 — California birds have a lot to lose if efforts to roll back the ESA are successful.
Making sure that water under the ground helps birds above the ground
September 10, 2018 — "It’s clear that the ramifications of our decisions on groundwater are going to stretch decades into the future, and what we do now will really matter.”
Audubon Kern River Preserve is key battleground for rare bird's future
September 06, 2018 — Despite Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo's rapid decline, U.S. Fish & Wildlife is considering removing its protected status.
California and other states file lawsuit to protect migratory birds
September 05, 2018 — Lawsuit is a response to Trump Administration's announcement that it will not enforce key elements of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
What about alfalfa?
September 05, 2018 — Having evangelized about the habitat benefits of rice farms, Audubon California's Khara Strum is taking on a new crop.