A Proposed Marine Conservation Area along Hudson and James Bays Makes Significant Progress
Audubon celebrates a recent conservation victory in Canada with benefits for migratory bird species across the hemisphere!
It All Begins With Birds: Welcome to the Bird Migration Celebration Tour!
Join us for an unforgettable season of discovery, cutting-edge science, and community as millions of birds are on the wing.
Birds make incredible migratory journeys, connecting us all across the Western Hemisphere.
To celebrate the next stage of these birds’ awe-inspiring, southbound treks, we’ll follow their lead with a series of hybrid community events that trace the very pathways of the migratory birds we aim to protect.
Our “It All Begins with Birds: Bird Migration Celebration Tour” takes flight in Canada—home to the Boreal Forest, North America’s vital bird nursery—and lands in Colombia, the world’s most bird-rich country. At each ‘tour stop,’ we’ll be hosting a free, multilingual event featuring Audubon scientists, partners, artists, and local communities. These gatherings will be open to the public in-person and streamed online to ensure everyone can join the celebration—wherever they are.
Audubon blends art and science to inspire action, engaging people through the wonder of birds. Join us for an unforgettable season of discovery, cutting-edge science, and community as millions of birds are on the wing, covering thousands of miles across oceans and continents.
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(All times are in Eastern Daylight Time)
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Meet the Indigenous Leaders Working to Protect Their Ancestral Land | Bird Migration Celebration Tour: Montreal, QC
Friday, July 18 at 4:15 PM ET
Join us for a conversation with Stephanie Thorassie of the Seal River Watershed Alliance and Lawrence Martin of the Mushkegowuk Council. Kicking off our It All Begins with Birds: Bird Migration Celebration Tour in Montreal at the Audubon Leadership Conference, we'll be discussing the importance of Indigenous-led conservation and their respective efforts in Canada to establish an Indigenous Protected Area in the Seal River Watershed and a National Marine Conservation Area on western James Bay and southwestern Hudson Bay.
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FREE
Discovery Fest at the Discovery Center | Bird Migration Celebration Tour: Philadelphia, PA
More details to come!
FREE
Exploring Rio Salado Audubon Center | Bird Migration Celebration Tour: Phoenix, AZ
More details to come!
FREE
Celebrating the Journey in Cali, Colombia | Bird Migration Celebration Tour: Cali, CO-VAC
More details to come!
FREE
Seal River Watershed Alliance and Canadian Governments Sign Historic Agreement to Protect a Vitally Important Watershed in Manitoba
January 18, 2024—Today, the Seal River Watershed Alliance signed an agreement with the Government of Canada and the Manitoba government that will...
An Indigenous Alliance Rallies to Conserve the Summer Home of Millions of Birds
The Sayisi Dene and their Cree, Dene, and Inuit neighbors are surveying the remote avian habitats of the Seal River Watershed to help support their case for permanent protection.
The Bird Migration Explorer Lets You Interact With Nature’s Most Amazing Feat
With this revolutionary new tool, anyone can follow hundreds of species on their epic journeys and discover challenges they face along the way.
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