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Alastair Bland
Reporter, Audubon MagazineAlastair Bland is a freelance writer based in Sebastopol, California. He reports on such issues as marine conservation, climate change, rivers and salmon, and agriculture.
Articles by Alastair Bland
News
In California's Parched Central Valley, Habitat Restoration Lags Promises
October 1, 2020 — To mitigate water diversion projects, state agencies pledge to restore wetlands that birds and fish use. But these projects can take so long to come to fruition that they are sometimes 'double counted.'
Climate
A Disease Outbreak in California Has Killed an Estimated 40,000 Birds
September 10, 2020 — Avian botulism is a regular issue at the sprawling wetlands of the Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges, but in a dry and hot year, it's gotten out of control.
COVID-19
With Monitoring Limited, Someone Drove Through a Snowy Plover Nesting Site
April 1, 2020 — Due to pandemic-related restrictions, vulnerable shorebirds may have to rely on the kindness of strangers this breeding season.
News
Birders Are Discovering a Secret to Better Big Days—the Bicycle
April 18, 2019 — More people see the allure of pedal power in a car-centric world.