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A woman holds an iPad up to a boy in a wheelchair on a path in a forest and two other people look at another iPad in the background. The iPad shows an image of a Douglas Fir tree.
How Wifi Binoculars Could Help Make Birding and Nature More Accessible
September 01, 2022 — On a recent outing with Seattle’s Seward Park Audubon Center, a small group put the technology to the test, with promising but mixed results.
An aerial view of a hurricane as seen from space.
How Bird Researchers Are Tracking the Impacts of Intensifying Hurricane Seasons
August 31, 2022 — As climate change fuels stronger storms, scientists are using emerging technology and crowdsourcing data to understand their avian toll.
A plain, light-colored bird sings while perched on a mossy branch dappled in sunlight.
How Merlin Bird ID Helped Me Discover the ‘Elevator Music of Birding’
August 25, 2022 — After the seemingly magical song identification app helped me discover the Warbling Vireo's song, I now hear it everywhere I go.
What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Water in the West
August 18, 2022 — Groundbreaking law provides critical funding for megadrought in the West and incentives for clean energy.
Western Water News
12 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Will Benefit Birds and People
August 17, 2022 — The historic legislation will reduce carbon pollution, create jobs, and build new protections from climate threats for birds, people, and the places we need.
Feds Predictably Declare Record Shortage on the Colorado River
August 16, 2022 — Water scarcity on the River means deeper cuts are coming.
Western Water News
Federal to Local Investment Converges at Rio Salado Audubon Center
August 15, 2022 — Transportation Secretary Buttigieg announces urban infrastructure grants in Phoenix
Western Water News
A Long-Running Ode to the All the *&#% Birders See
August 11, 2022 — A 10-year-old Facebook group celebrates the surprising and weird sightings that can mark a birding trip—no actual birds required.
Lesser Yellowlegs wading in water.
Yellowlegs Mysteries Revealed
August 11, 2022 — Scientists using radio tags and towers are learning how these shorebirds travel from the Boreal to Colombia and back again.
Boreal Forests
Scientists Are Racing to Understand the Aleutian Tern’s Mysterious Decline
August 08, 2022 — U.S. populations of the seabird have crashed in the past half century. Researchers hope an upcoming series of surveys will reveal how dire the situation is—and if the bird should be considered endangered.