Green Guru: Fabric or Plastic?
By Susan Cosier
The most eco-friendly options for grocery bags and trash can liners.
Audubon Magazine March-April 2012
Controlling Pests With Birds
Birds provide valuable ecosystem services, defending crops, such as grapes and coffee, from insects.
Organic Honey Is Creating a Buzz in the U.S. Virgin Islands
The sweet stuff is a treat for travelers, in everything from cocktails to entrees.
The Fine Art of Bonsai
By Julie Leibach
A podiatrist-turned-photographer finds elegance in an ancient horticultural art.
Inmates Take Up Organic Gardening
By Michele Berger
Gardening behind bars offers prisoners fresh chances.
Audubon View
By David Yarnold
The Audubon network has achieved major accomplishments where climate and energy are concerned. It's prepared to take on more.
Gardeners Reap the Benefits of Online Heirloom Seed Swaps
By Susan Cosier
Planting the past, and preserving biodiversity in the process, is easier than ever.
Parrot Conservation Changes a Catholic Tradition
By Susan McGrath
Fifteen years ago the yellow-eared parrot was presumed extinct. Its rediscovery in Colombia forced the Catholic Church to abandon an age-old tradition, and brought about one of the most amazing comebacks in the Americas.
Rebounding Grizzlies Still Face, and Pose, Risks
By Jeff Hull
Yellowstone’s rebounding grizzly bear population is an undeniable success. But figuring out how to manage the threatened omnivores—in light of potential food shortages and deadly human-grizzly interactions—isn’t so easy.
Pleasure Beach: A Place for Birds and People
By Jim Motavalli
Striking a balance between the needs of threatened birds and humans isn't always easy.
Sound Check: Deciphering the Mysterious Calls of Animals, from Birds to Belugas
By Frank Graham Jr.
A new book looks at the fascinating world of animal voices, and the insight they might provide into human communication.
High and Dry: A Human Face of Climate Change
By Julie Leibach
Peruvians living high up in the Andes may not know the phrase, "climate change," but they're worried about its effects.
Saving Sharks From Finning
By Ted Williams
A serious effort to save some of the earth’s oldest, largest, and most successful predators is finally under way. But it needs to move faster.
Hunters Help Restore Hardwood Forests
By Daisy Yuhas
Public and private groups work together to build better wildlife habitat in the Mississippi River valley.
The Staying Power of Snapping Turtles
By Ted Levin
Sure, snapping turtles are sometimes irascible and always prehistoric-looking. But these relics, which have been around for 90 million years, are the ultimate survivors.
Unlocking Migration's Secrets
By Scott Weidensaul
For centuries the study of bird migration has been riddled with mystery and unanswered questions: Where do birds go in winter? How far do they fly? Can they navigate a hurricane? Scientists are tapping new technologies to find
Maple Syrup, the Vermont Way
By Rene Ebersole
Drizzling your flapjacks with bona fide maple syrup tapped from northern hardwood forests provides a mouthwatering breakfast—and a boon to birds.
Earth Almanac
By Ted Williams
Our cottontail; ode to a devil's urn; more.
