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We protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, in the Golden State and throughout the hemisphere.
Black-necked Stilts are one of the many shorebirds that need our help. Photo: Peter Brannon/Audubon Photography Awards

Centers and Sanctuaries in California

Kern River Preserve
Weldon, CA
An overhead photo of the Audubon Center at Debs Park.
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Los Angeles, CA
Parking lot
Hiking trails
Bathrooms
Group meeting space
Venue rental
Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary
Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary
Tiburon, CA
Hiking trails
Bathrooms
Pollinator garden
Picnic area
Parking lot

From the West Coast’s largest estuary in San Francisco Bay to the shores of Mission Bay, and from the wetlands of the Central Valley to the Salton Sea, Audubon California has worked for decades to protect birds, people, and the places they share.

600
species of birds protected.
118K
members.
48
local, independent chapters engaged in grassroots conservation.
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Read 2025 Salton Sea Science Brief Now!
Shifting Habitat Conditions at the Salton Sea Create New Opportunities for Conservation
Surprising increase in wetlands provides habitat for shorebirds.
¡Descubre el informe 2025!
El cambio en las condiciones del hábitat del Salton Sea crea nuevas oportunidades de conservación
El sorprendente aumento de los humedales constituye un hábitat para las aves playeras.

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A Look Back for Audubon California's 30-Year Anniversary

As Audubon California marks 30 years in 2026, we’re also celebrating a conservation legacy in California that spans far longer. Long before we were...
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Audubon California Stories
Bill defending California’s migratory birds passes key Assembly Committee
April 24, 2018 — Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee passes Assembly Bill 2627, which protects California birds in the face of federal rollbacks.
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Tricolored Blackbird gets new protections in fight to stave off extinction
April 19, 2018 — California Fish and Game Commission adds struggling bird to state endangered species list.
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California Fish and Game Commission to weigh designating Tricolored Blackbird an endangered species
April 17, 2018 — Audubon California supports effort to protect rare bird, which has declined 55 percent since 2008.
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Tricolored Blackbird nesting season is off and running
April 17, 2018 — Audubon California is joining effort to protect this rare bird both in the field and through policy
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Prop 68 offers opportunity to revive Kern County gem
April 11, 2018 — Hart Park offers vital recreational opportunities for Kern County families, but it has fallen on hard times. Prop 68 can bring it back.
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Volunteers are a driving force for conservation
April 05, 2018 — One Richardson Bay staff member talks about how important volunteers are to helping birds in San Francisco Bay.
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Bobcat visits the Audubon Center at Debs Park
March 29, 2018 — Urban wildlife is amazing.
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The ever-changing birds at the Salton Sea
March 27, 2018 — While fish-eating birds have nearly disappeared, suddenly waterfowl are appearing in numbers.
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Audubon California mourns the passing Nancy McFadden
March 23, 2018 — As top advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown, McFadden helped chart California's recent political renaissance.
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Administration should leave landmark desert conservation agreement alone
March 22, 2018 — Conservationists want the government to implement the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, not undermine it
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Long-billed Dowitcher Photo: Patrick Wardle/Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon's Impact in California 2025

The Audubon Onward report provides important updates and conservations gains through our forward-looking plan to address the mounting threats of climate change and biodiversity loss—threats that not only impact birds, but people and the planet, too
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California’s Bird of the Year 2026

To celebrate Audubon California’s 30th anniversary, eight remarkable birds are facing off in our Bird of the Year Tournament.

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