Alisa Opar

Features Editor, Audubon magazine
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Alisa Opar is the features editor at Audubon magazine.

Articles by Alisa Opar

Is That Legal? Department of the Interior Considers Resizing or Rescinding National Monuments Under the Antiquities Act
April 26, 2017 — The law that authorizes the president to create national monuments is at risk. Here's a definitive guide to the act and how it—and the lands it protects—could be in trouble.
News
Want to Shoot Intimate Bird Portraits? Try a Portable Blind
March 24, 2017 — Disappear in plain sight with one of these four types of camouflaged hides.
Gear
Thousands of Snow Geese Die After Landing in Poisonous Mine Waters
December 07, 2016 — A snowstorm likely forced the migrating flock to make an emergency stop in Montana's toxic Berkeley Pit.
News
The Best New Gear for Birding This Summer
August 09, 2016 — What to pack, whether you're hiking through a boreal forest or photographing avian species from a boat.
Gear
Land of the Lost Birds: Searching for Life in the Forests of Bioko
July 08, 2016 — A crew of American scientists is venturing into remote Equatorial Guinea, even as rampant development threatens its bird-filled wilderness.
Dispatch
Accessories for the Field
May 12, 2016 — Pack these items to ensure that you’re ready for whatever you encounter in the field.
Gear
Digiscoping Gear
May 12, 2016 — Here’s what you need to turn your smartphone into a powerful camera.
Gear
What’s Next for the California Coastal Commission?
March 10, 2016 — In the aftermath of a controversial ouster, conservationists are keeping tabs on the agency that controls development along the state’s coastline.
News
Meet the Bird Brainiacs: Common Raven
February 29, 2016 — Tortoise biologist Tim Shields is trying to keep an endangered species from being eaten by ravens—without harming a feather in the process.
News
Meet the Creatures of the Arctic Polar Night
December 31, 2015 — As the far north heats up, more open waters means more winter habitat for a wider variety of birds and other marine life.
From Audubon Magazine