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If you are a member of the press, you can reach Audubon Media Relations at media@audubon.org.

Audubon Welcomes America's Next Top Working Lands Manager
April 24, 2017 — With half of the land in the lower 48 states covered by working farms, forests and ranches, cooperation between conservationists, private landowners and the USDA is critical for birds.
Audubon Taps Claire Douglass as National Campaign Director
April 20, 2017 — Bipartisan Campaign Trailblazer is the Latest to Join Growing Policy Team
Birds to Congress: Protect the Heart of the Arctic Refuge
April 04, 2017 — Record number of Senators support bill to permanently protect the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge as wilderness.
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
March 28, 2017 — Audubon’s Native Plant Database Makes Ecologically Friendly Landscaping Choices a Snap
The White House Offers a Pollution Party Platter Without Solutions
March 27, 2017 — The new executive order will take aim at the Clean Power Plan and other key climate policies in a multi-pronged retreat from leadership on the biggest threat to birds and people.
The Keystone XL Pipeline is an Extra Large Disaster Waiting to Happen
March 24, 2017 — The White House approves the contentious project, putting America’s birds and people in danger.
Effective Bird Conservation and Smart Agriculture Go Hand-in-Hand
March 23, 2017 — If confirmed to lead the USDA, Sonny Perdue should continue and strengthen policies that help America’s birds and land stewards.
White House Budget Would Put America’s Birds on the Chopping Block
March 16, 2017 — Trump proposal would mean crippling cuts to conservation programs key to bird survival and welfare.
Audubon Welcomes GOP Climate Resolution: ‘This Took Guts'
March 15, 2017 — We need solutions from both sides of the aisle to address our changing climate at the speed and scale birds require.
Nothing Ruins the Great Outdoors Like Lead Poisoning
March 02, 2017 — Overturning a lead ban for wildlife refuges puts birds and people at risk.
Lahontan Wetlands Celebrates 30 Years as Internationally Important Site
May 12, 2018 — Lahontan’s designation protects more than 100,000 birds annually
Western Water News
South Carolina's Conservation Bank Reauthorization Is a Major Win for the State
May 10, 2018 — Audubon applauds unanimous passage of legislation to protect South Carolina's critical habitat and culturally significant lands.
Audubon Hails Biomedical Breakthrough as "Win-Win" for Birds and Business
May 10, 2018 — A synthetic molecule may help save the endangered Red Knot.
Statement from Audubon California following Assembly Committee hearing on the Salton Sea
May 08, 2018 — Members of the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee today grilled state officials on the lack of progress on completing habitat restoration and dust control projects.
CALIFORNIA
Audubon: Senate Water Bill Is “Encouraging"
May 08, 2018 — Water projects are important to birds and people.
National Audubon Society Names Julie Wraithmell as Audubon Florida’s Next Executive Director
May 03, 2018 — Twenty-year conservation veteran to lead Florida’s most influential conservation organization
FLORIDA
Audubon: Rewriting Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans Is Risky and Unnecessary
May 02, 2018 — Threatening the largest conservation agreement in American history puts the sagebrush landscape as well as its economy, people and wildlife at risk.
Utah Governor Herbert Declares May as Month of the Bird
April 30, 2018 — A number of events lined up in the state for Utahns to enjoy and celebrate birds
Audubon, Other Conservation Groups Call on Trump Administration to Honor Sage-Grouse Agreement
April 30, 2018 — Lawsuit filed after administration violates federal law by deciding to lease sensitive sage-grouse habitat for drilling.
Bill defending California’s migratory birds passes key Assembly Committee
April 24, 2018 — Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee passes Assembly Bill 2627, which protects California birds in the face of federal rollbacks.
CALIFORNIA