
Who gets harmed as the Colorado River changes?
Negative impacts of water shortages will be vast.
We protect water resources for birds and people.
Audubon’s Water strategy focuses on ensuring clean and abundant water in rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and marshes in landscapes where this is paramount to birds’ survival. Audubon connects science, policy, and advocacy to provide measurable and scalable impact.
On the ground, Audubon helps restore freshwater wetlands, riparian areas, and land around the saline lakes of the Intermountain West, and works with federal and local officials to secure funding to keep these vital areas protected and productive.
Negative impacts of water shortages will be vast.
Audubon experts publish article in Water Resources Impact magazine.
And a look ahead at 2023.
Denver—Several conservation organizations today urge Colorado River Basin decision-makers to protect critical environmental prio
But conservation mindset still needed.
Audubon is creating a cohesive strategy across the region to address these threats to the birds of the Great Lakes. With more than 3,000 miles of shoreline in Michigan alone, the greatest conservation opportunity is the active restoration and protection of coastal habitats. By analyzing historical data, modeling bird populations, and engaging our chapters and members, Audubon will map out a detailed plan for how to best conserve indispensable coastal areas. Focused restoration and habitat management is essential to protect and recover ecological systems that support bird species. Active stewardship of habitats by Great Lakes Audubon chapters will play a key role in sustaining the health of these areas over time.
Read more about our Great Lakes strategy and how we are protecting the largest freshwater lakes in North America.
Largest freshwater coastal wetland restoration effort to stabilize declining bird populations and improve water quality
The two nests were the result of years of conservation work along the shores of Lake Erie by Audubon Pennsylvania and its partners.
On Wisconsin's Cat Islands and around the region, wildlife managers are working to create avian safe harbors from the climate-fueled fluctuations.
Precipitous declines in Western water quantity and quality risk the economic and environmental health and vitality of America’s West—putting communities and birds in jeopardy. Audubon continues to advocate for healthy rivers and lakes, as well as the wildlife, habitats, and people who depend on them.
Read more about how Audubon works with conservation partners and others to ensure a secure water future for birds and people.
Now that Prop 68 has passed, the Salton Sea gets $200 million to help safeguard the health of people and birds. But that’s just the first step.
Can the lessons learned from restoring California's Owens Lake help save other saline lakes?
Collaborative Restoration in the time of COVID-19
Audubon has worked for over a century to protect and restore America's Everglades. Our science and policy staff works throughout the ecosystem to ensure that sound science underpins plans for restoration and that projects stay focused on increasing target bird populations as a measure of success.
Read more about how Audubon works with conservation partners to restore Florida's Everglades.
An official report says that South Florida's wading birds had an even better 2018 than we thought.
At Everglades Action Day, advocates work together towards a common goal: full restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.
Bill Provides Important Wins for Birds, People and Ecosystems Nationwide. “More cement isn’t the answer.”
Covering 13,500 square miles and four states—Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware—the Delaware River Watershed is a diverse landscape of more than 35 ecological systems and 185 natural communities. It provides important year-round habitats and critical migratory stopovers for approximately 400 bird species.