Birds

American White Pelicans at Great Salt Lake
New Policy Tools and Funding Bring Much-Needed Support to Great Salt Lake
November 21, 2025 — In a nearly record-low water year, new water distribution plan, policy changes, and funding commitments to benefit the lake. 
Wetland Restoration Funding Helps Revive Great Salt Lake Habitat
October 28, 2025 — Native plants and wildlife are returning as ecosystem rebounds.
Utah’s 2025 Wildlife Plan Embraces Saline Lake Ecosystems
October 16, 2025 — New species, new habitats, and innovative conservation tools center the Great Salt Lake’s unique biodiversity.
Landscape with a small red device floating down a river.
More Water is Key for Helping Great Salt Lake—But What About the Jordan River?
September 25, 2025 — New study aims to understand how increased flows can help the riparian ecosystem function
A flock of dowitchers flying over a wetland.
New Audubon Science Doubles Estimates of Shorebird Use in the Colorado River Delta
September 09, 2025 — Environmental flows and agricultural drainwater in Arizona sustain key habitat for Long-billed Dowitchers, Western Sandpipers, and other species.
A phalarope floats on water in the background more similar birds.
Birders and Scientists Unite for a Celebration of Saline Lakes Across the Hemisphere
August 25, 2025 — Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua sheds light on the state of saline lakes and partners' conservation efforts
Banding Together for Burrowing Owls 
April 18, 2025 — Audubon staff digs deep, literally, to install new artificial burrows.
Our Work on Great Salt Lake
February 25, 2025 — A snapshot of what we’ve accomplished and the things to come in 2025.
An Innovative Program Supporting the Protection of Irreplaceable Saline Lakes
February 25, 2025 — Effective conservation starts with investing in our understanding of these complex ecosystems.
A Day in the Field with Intermountain West Shorebird Surveyors
November 19, 2024 — What it looks like to have boots on the ground for one of the most important surveys.