Audubon Magazine November-December 2011

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued voluntary federal guidelines to minimize the impact of wind power facilities on wildlife by approving them in the right places. Audubon is doing its part, too.

Forest clowns; desert drummers; color schemers; high-altitude acrobats; more.

“A wild scene of crag and mountain,” the roughly thousand square miles that comprise England’s Lake District inspired the ideals of the Romantic era and formed the roots of the environmental movement.

Rue Mapp is using social media to lure people outdoors.

How much did humans contribute to this year’s extreme weather events?

A makeover turns manmade Aramburu Island into rich wildlife habitat.

Thousands of volunteers make invaluable contributions—and have lots of fun—taking part in the annual Christmas Bird Count.

When most Americans think of the wildlife on Alaska's North Slope, they think of the beleaguered, 19-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But if they look to the west, they will see another vast wilderness—also teeming with birds.

Art with roots in everyday life.

The news for Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades’ lungs and kidneys, is mixed at best. But at last we understand what’s at stake and how to heal the lake.

Home to creatures gorgeous and gross, the fascinating underwater world comes to life on the page.

A photographer's images help aquaint auks with those who want to adopt them. 

From Audubon's deep roots, a modern social networking movement grows.

How to serve a turkey-free Thanksgiving without sacrificing taste.

There are only 245 vaquita left in the wild. To save the rare porpoises, the Mexican government has launched an innovative project that pays fishermen to hang up their nets.

The stunning and varied world of plankton—microscopic marine creatures—remains largely a mystery. But it’s becoming clearer that these tiny animals have a big impact on our lives.