Loon Lake
By Michele Berger
How amateur photographer Richard Simonsen captured his award-winning shot.
Audubon Magazine January-February 2012
Ten Fun Facts About Algae
Algae can power planes, churn out—and eat up—oxygen, grow to hundreds of feet, and more.
America's Largest Dam Removal Under Way in the Pacific Northwest
Deconstructing the Elwha Dam began this past September.
Traffic Cop
By Julie Leibach
A neat trick transforms a normal-size bird into Godzilla.
Adventurers Contribute to Science
By Nancy Averett
A nonprofit pairs researchers with extreme athletes.
The Multiple Miracles of Bird Feathers
By Thor Hanson
Other animals fly, make nests, chirp, lay eggs, and do all sorts of things birds do. But only birds have feathers, among the most magical creations in all of nature.
Green Guru: How Eco-friendly Are Reef Ball Burials?
By Susan Cosier
Things to consider before burying your loved one at sea.
A Big Win for Minnesota's Wetlands
By Daisy Yuhas
A surge of funds for restoring Minnesota’s wetlands.
Audubon View
By David Yarnold
The National Audubon Society has had many achievements, but the best is yet to come with its new strategic plan.
Wake up, BP, and Restore Wyoming’s Soda Lake
By Ted Williams
The last thing that the nation’s most maligned oil company needs is another black eye. So it remains a mystery why, after being such a good neighbor for so long, it refuses to honor its pledge to maintain one of the most important waterfowl, wading b
All's Whale: Actress Kristen Bell Discusses Her New Movie
By Alisa Opar
Kristen Bell mixes celebrity with activism.
Managing Forests for the Birds
By Daisy Yuhas
An innovative program involving Audubon Vermont, foresters, and land managers conserves woodland for the birds.
A Nature Preschool Enhances Early Childhood Brain Development
By Susan Cosier
An exciting nature-based curriculum for preschoolers developed at the Schlitz Center in Wisconsin is spreading to classrooms across the country—and even to Sesame Street.
Earth Almanac
By Ted Williams
Cold-weather moths; desert wise guy; midwinter's sweet treat; blizzard-loving bison; bicoastal, beach-storming dunlins; more.
