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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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A close-up of a Black-capped Chickadee with a sunflower seed in its beak.
Small Stature, Big Personality: Winter Birds of the Great Lakes
February 12, 2024 — Learn how to identify them and where to find these charming birds across the region
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New Law Would Extend Critical Federal Investment in the Great Lakes
February 08, 2024 — Attributable to Senior Policy Director for Audubon Great Lakes, Marnie Urso
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Indiana Legislature passes law that rolls back wetland protections, Governor Holcomb should veto HB 1383
February 07, 2024 — Attributable to Policy Director of Freshwater for Audubon Great Lakes, Brian Vigue
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A Marsh Wren straddles two cattail reeds as it sings its song in an Indiana marsh.
Celebrate World Wetlands Day by Diving into Some of the Coolest Wetlands in Indiana
February 01, 2024 — Annual global celebration of wetlands takes place Friday, February 2
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A Win for Wisconsin’s Wetlands: SB 222 Passes, Empowers Local Governments to Restore Wetlands
February 01, 2024 — Audubon members helped secure bipartisan victory for birds & communities
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A Blue Jay hangs upside down on the bottom of a wreath tube feeder full of peanuts, with a peanut in its beak.
Winter Bird Feeding 101
February 01, 2024 — Learn how to safely attract Great Lakes winter birds to your space
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A group of several members of the Calumet Land Conservation Partnership gathered at the Celebration of Conservation event to accept the Force of Nature Award.
Audubon Great Lakes and Partners Recognized for Work Together to Restore and Conserve the Calumet Region
February 01, 2024 — Calumet Land Conservation Partnership Receives a Chicago Wilderness Alliance Force of Nature Award
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Indiana House of Representatives Passes HB 1383, Threatening Wetlands Protections
January 24, 2024 — Statement Attributable to Policy Director of Freshwater for Audubon Great Lakes, Brian Vigue
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Audubon staff and members pose for a portrait holding signs advocating for the protection of Indiana wetlands during advocacy day at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
Audubon flocks to Indiana Statehouse for Audubon Great Lakes Advocacy Day, calls for wetlands protections
January 22, 2024 — Hoosiers urge policy makers to protect wildlife and wetlands
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Birds Need Habitat. Urge State Lawmakers to Protect Indiana’s Wetlands
January 10, 2024 — More than 300,000 wetland acres at-risk of destruction in Indiana
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