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Drought? This Is What Climate Change Looks like in the West
August 24, 2021 — A personal take on Audubon’s work to make the arid West more livable for people and birds.
Infrastructure Bill Provides Important Environmental Provisions, But Leaves More Work To Do
August 10, 2021 — We will continue to work with Congress to strive for environmental justice and a zero-carbon future, filling in the gaps left by this important first step.
Fox Sparrow
How Listening to Birds Can Protect the Seal River Watershed
August 09, 2021 — Audubon and the Seal River Watershed Alliance, an Indigenous non-profit coalition, have worked together to record the sounds of a critical bird breeding area.
A Decisive Victory for the Most Important Coastal Law You’ve Never Heard of
August 06, 2021 — Audubon won a lawsuit to prevent sand mining on protected beaches and plans to expand this powerful policy.
Bird Safety a Concern in National Push to Build More Power Lines
July 29, 2021 — A carbon-free power sector will require vast new transmission infrastructure, but it shouldn't come at the cost of wildlife, advocates say.
Nature-based Solutions Needed From Panama’s Coastal Mangroves to Canada’s Boreal Forest
July 28, 2021 — Birds, like so many other living things, rely on the richness of life along our coasts for survival.
Getting the Low-Down on Advocacy from Sally Puent
July 28, 2021 — It’s all about practice, and knowing what your goals are.
Florida's Early and Severe Red Tide Raises Concern for Coastal Bird Safety
July 23, 2021 — As harmful algal blooms kill off fish and sicken birds in the Tampa Bay area, conservationists worry that nesting Black Skimmers, terns, and other shorebird species could be at risk from eating tainted seafood.
A Swainson's Thrush painted in the Vashon Audubon Mural. The secretive, small brown woodland bird is projected to lose 46 percent of its summer breeding range in Washington State if global warming continues apace.
The Audubon Mural Project Lands in the Pacific Northwest
July 22, 2021 — On Washington's Vashon Island, the community has embraced a public art initiative to inspire conservation of local climate-threatened species.
Congress Is Set to Remove a Longstanding Barrier to Listing Greater Sage-Grouse Under the Endangered Species Act
July 22, 2021 — For years, an obscure budget provision has blocked the federal government from protecting the fast-declining birds. That may be about to change.