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Audubon Great Lakes News

News, stories, updates, and more from Audubon Great Lakes covering Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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American Robin, adult and chicks. Sandy Spicknall/Audubon Photography Awards
I Found a Bird Nest in a Bad Location – What Can I do to Help?
June 25, 2024 — Your quick guide to bird nest conflicts across the Great Lakes
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Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks Banded at Green Bay During a Promising Summer
June 25, 2024 — It’s midsummer, which means Piping Plovers are hatching throughout the Great Lakes region, and Audubon Great Lakes and their conservation partners are diligently working to track and protect these shorebirds
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Dudley Edmondson and Nicole Jackson guiding community members on the bird walk.
Juneteenth and Father’s Day Celebration at Grange Insurance Audubon Center
June 25, 2024 — Dudley Edmondson, Nature Photographer and Author of “Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places,” hosts a presentation and bird walk with community members about fostering a connection with nature for people of color.
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Audubon Great Lakes Submits Testimony in Support of Community Solar in Michigan
June 24, 2024 — Michigan SB 152 & SB 153 offer opportunities to expand solar access to help protect birds from climate change
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Audubon Advocates Gather at Michigan State Capitol, Call for Wetlands Protections and Climate Change Solutions to Protect Birds
June 04, 2024 — Michiganders flock to the Michigan State Capitol for Audubon Great Lakes Advocacy Day
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An American Bittern holds its head high above slightly blurred green and brown wetland vegetation and grasses.
One Year After Disastrous Supreme Court Decision Gutted Wetlands Protections, Illinois Has Opportunity to Protect Invaluable Resources
May 29, 2024
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Audubon Great Lakes launches transformative wetland restoration project aimed at revitalizing Ottawa Sands County Park in Eastern Lake Michigan. Approximately 3,300 linear feet of shoreline will be restored, fostering habitat for diverse wildlife and bird
Audubon Great Lakes Launches Shoreline Restoration and Interdunal Wetland Restoration Project with Ottawa County Parks & Recreation
May 01, 2024 — New restoration project will conserve wetlands for vulnerable marsh birds and wildlife in the Eastern Lake Michigan region
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A Common Gallinule stands on floating vegetation within a wetland.
Legislation to Fund Restoration of the Great Lakes Advances to U.S. Senate
May 01, 2024 — Attributable to Senior Policy Director for Audubon Great Lakes, Marnie Urso
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What One Indiana Community Can Tell Us About Wetlands Loss
April 30, 2024 — New GIS map of the Cicero Creek watershed details water storage loss and flood risk, urgent need for wetlands protections
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Community Solar Brings People Together to Help Birds
April 29, 2024 — There are exciting opportunities to expand community solar to help protect birds from climate change
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