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Audubon Photography Awards Expands with 2025 Winners
September 17, 2025 — Premier bird photography and video awards now feature winners from Chile and Colombia.
News
A Long-billed Curlew makes a splash in shallow water.
New Study Reveals Where Conservation Can Deliver for Birds, Communities, and Climate
September 16, 2025 — Audubon unveils a framework that prioritizes biodiversity, natural climate solutions, and local community engagement in order to protect birds and people.
Conservation
Two Greater Sage-Grouse stand in a field at dawn.
Changes to Habitat Plans Released for Comment as Greater Sage-grouse Numbers Continue to Decline
September 04, 2025 — Decisions guide management of 50 million acres of range for iconic Western bird
News
A Mountain Plover in flight.
Brian Nesvik Brings Decades of Hands-On Experience to Lead the Fish and Wildlife Service
August 05, 2025
News
Senate Budget Bill Delivers a Blow to Clean Energy, but Public Lands Sell-Off Averted
July 01, 2025
Policy
Three Tundra Swans fly over a lake
Audubon Taps Global Climate Leader to Drive Bold Policy Agenda
June 02, 2025 — Chris Dragisic to lead Audubon’s ambitious policy agenda to drive innovative conservation solutions across the hemisphere
Small shorebirds forage in shallow water.
Audubon California Project Receives $5.2m for Salton Sea Restoration
May 23, 2025 — Wildlife Conservation Board Grant will help fund work at Bombay Beach Wetlands
CALIFORNIA Western Water News
A Bald Eagle flies in a blue sky.
House Budget Bill Advances with Some Fixes for Birds, but Sets us Back on Clean Energy, Conservation, and Environmental Protections
May 23, 2025
Press Room
New Legislation Offers Vital Support for Habitat Conservation in Cities and Towns
May 09, 2025 — Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act will spur investments in efforts to support America’s birds
Policy
Jane Fonda Honored with Audubon’s Rachel Carson Award for Fearless Climate Activism
May 07, 2025 — Audubon celebrates bold environmental leadership at preeminent Women in Conservation event.
Purple Martin. Photo: Keith Kingdon/Audubon Photography Awards
Flip the Light Switch for Birds this Spring
March 17, 2026 — Millions of birds are hitting the skies to return to their breeding grounds. You can help them by making the skies darker at night.
NORTH CAROLINA
Two birds with black bodies, yellow faces, and large green and red bills perch on a bare branch
Audubon Board Welcomes New Directors to Guide Conservation Across the Hemisphere
March 09, 2026 — New directors bring global expertise at critical time in Audubon’s mission to protect birds and the places they need.
Audubon Receives Grant to Monitor Innovative Salt Marsh Restoration in Somerset County
February 20, 2026 — $610,000 grant is part of novel, large-scale marsh restoration initiative on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
MID-ATLANTIC News
Yellow bird sits on branch with bill open
Audubon Applauds Passage of Bill Recognizing South Carolina's “Swamp Canary”
February 19, 2026 — The Prothonotary Warbler is an emblem of our swamps and wetlands. Now it’s also our state's official migratory bird.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Audubon Awarded Grant to Survey Imperiled Marsh Birds & Measure Marsh Restoration Success in Maryland
February 05, 2026 — $790,000 grant will support large-scale surveying tied to Audubon’s Marshes for Tomorrow initiative.
MID-ATLANTIC
Fall in Love with Philly Birds this Valentine’s Day: The Great Backyard Bird Count Returns February 13–16
February 04, 2026
MID-ATLANTIC
Extend the Season of Love to Birds
January 21, 2026 — Count birds in your community during the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count and share the joy.
Great Backyard Bird Count
A blue and grey kingfisher flies out of the water, creating a splash around its wet body, shaggy crest, white collar, and rufous belly. The bird and countless tiny droplets are in sharp focus.
2026 Audubon Photography Awards Open for Entries
January 15, 2026 — Grand Prize winners will receive $5,000 and a voyage to Antarctica with HX Expeditions.  
Join Audubon’s 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count and Help Protect Birds Across the Hemisphere
December 14, 2025 — From December 14 to January 5, tens of thousands of volunteers will contribute to the longest-running bird census in the world, providing critical data to inform conservation action.
A large pink wading bird stands on a concrete structure
Audubon Florida’s Everglades Science Center Begins Annual Roseate Spoonbill Monitoring Efforts
December 03, 2025 — The Roseate Spoonbill is a critical indicator species of Everglades health.
FLORIDA