Audubon California News

Read the latest news and updates from Audubon in California.
Sandhill Cranes and Northern Pintails. Photo: Tom Barnwell/Audubon Photography Awards
Latest news
Alfalfa is for the Birds!
July 23, 2018 — Audubon California is working hard to understand how this crop provides habitat for birds.
Wildfire and California Rangelands
July 16, 2018 — Managing rangeland in California means being prepared for wildfire. After the County Fire, the most recent fire on Audubon's Bobcat Ranch, we caught up with our Ranch Manager, Dash Weidhofer for a Q&A about the new realities for wildfire and rangelands in California.
Protect our marine birds and mammals: stop HR 200
July 09, 2018 — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill that would undermine the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The MSA is the primary law that governs management of ocean fish in U.S. federal waters and has served as the nation’s road map to sustainably managed fisheries.
Toward a renewable future
July 06, 2018 — Bill that puts California on the path to a renewable future passes key Assembly Committee vote
Effective July 1, 2018: Higher CGA Rates Can Benefit Your Family and Birds
July 05, 2018 — Higher rates for Charitable Gift Annuities have taken effect, sparking a win-win for donors and charities
Happy Birthday MBTA!
July 03, 2018 — The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) was passed 100 years ago today on July 3, 1918. Learn what we are doing to ensure it continues to protect birds into the future.
Wildfire at Bobcat Ranch
July 03, 2018
Be a bird-friendly beachgoer this summer
July 02, 2018 — Celebrations on the beach are fun for us, but to nesting shorebirds and their chicks, hazards are everywhere
"Giving is receiving"
June 28, 2018 — Andee Burrell has a longstanding passion for local conservation at Audubon’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary; even as she also keeps the bigger picture in view, as illustrated in her story below.
Photo of two Bushtits banded at Starr Ranch on June 15
Seen any Pacific-slope Flycatchers lately?
June 26, 2018 — Kim Geissler saw seven at Starr Ranch on the last MAPS banding day there on June 15. The Pacific-slope Flycatchers were just one thirty-one species seen or captured at the banding station.