Articles by Ashley Braun

Standing in a meadow of yellow goldenrod Lang Elliot listens for bird calls with a headset on.
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A New App Brings Birdsong Back to People With High-Frequency Hearing Loss

By Ashley Braun
December 13, 2022 — Hear Birds Again, an iPhone app, is only the latest in Lang Elliott’s long line of inventions to solve a challenge that affects more birders as they age.
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It’s the Moment of Truth for Saving the Northern Spotted Owl

By Ashley Braun
September 20, 2022 — Preventing the Pacific Northwest icon’s extinction calls for aggressive intervention, including killing another owl species. Will we act fast enough?
A woman holds an iPad up to a boy in a wheelchair on a path in a forest and two other people look at another iPad in the background. The iPad shows an image of a Douglas Fir tree.
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How Wifi Binoculars Could Help Make Birding and Nature More Accessible

By Ashley Braun
September 01, 2022 — On a recent outing with Seattle’s Seward Park Audubon Center, a small group put the technology to the test, with promising but mixed results.
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With Protections Restored for Alaska's Tongass, What's Next?

By Ashley Braun
August 09, 2021 — The Biden administration's plans for the old-growth forest and the region's economy have tribal leaders cautiously optimistic.