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Mother Nature Deserves To Be Beautiful Too
September 20, 2024 — The balance of biodiversity starting at the makeup counter: Plastic waste from makeup products
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California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Human Activity Threatens California’s Amphibians
August 14, 2024 — How human impact and habitat development has lead to the decline of California’s amphibious species
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A forest on fire.
Climate Change, Deforestation and Wildfires Destroy the Once-Thriving Amazon
August 14, 2024 — Climate change in the Amazon region leads to 300,000 square miles of land destroyed within the Amazon Rainforest
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Masters of Reality
Gods and Deities: How They Shape and Reflect Human Ambition Onto the Environment
August 14, 2024 — Worship, gods, and their relations to the environment
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A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
From Vibrant to Vulnerable: The Coral Reef Crisis
August 14, 2024 — The fight to preserve coral reefs against pollution: How UV filters in sunscreen and pesticides kill corals
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Audubon California News
Jodi Pinder, biologist and Working Lands Project Association with Audubon California, releases Tricolored Blackbird as part of Audubon California's movement study.
Tiny Tags, One Million Tricolored Blackbird Detections, and New Clues for Conservation
May 30, 2026 — New tracking technology is showing us where Tricolored Blackbirds go beyond the breeding season—and how we can better protect them.
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Birds “Falling Out of the Sky,” Red Vinyl Seats, and 30 Years of Audubon California: A Conversation with Andrea Jones
May 21, 2026 — From MacGillivray’s Warblers at Tejon Ranch to a high-stakes Owens Lake meeting in Burbank, Andrea Jones reflects on Audubon California’s past—and what comes next
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Building Better Habitat, One Songbird at a Time
May 08, 2026 — A tiny migratory bird is finding its voice again in northeast Los Angeles
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A serpentine outcrop sprouting Serpentine Monardella on Ring Mountain.
The Unexpected Wealth of Serpentine Habitats
May 07, 2026 — How a thin, highly toxic soil provides essential conditions for native plants and birds to thrive in California.
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