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Rep. Deb Haaland Is a Great Choice to Steward Our Nation’s Lands and Waters
National Audubon Society leaders praise historic nominee to lead the Department of the Interior.
Birds Help Bind Us to Our Roots, and to One Another
Our winter issue illustrates how, in today’s topsy-turvy world, we would all benefit from stronger connections.
Scientists Braved the High Arctic to Chase Clouds on History’s Largest Polar Trip
The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere on Earth, and clouds may be key. Photographs by Esther Horvath capture an extreme scientific mission.
A Struggling California Marsh Gets an Overhaul to Prepare for Rising Seas
The restoration of the Sonoma Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area not only corrects problems of the past, but also looks to the future.
A Bestselling but Nearly Forgotten Writer's Life Offers Lessons for the Winter Ahead
Homebound by illness and grief, Ada Clapham Govan found healing and a new direction by observing her backyard birds.
How Researchers Hope to Save the Florida Scrub-Jay From an Inbreeding Crisis
Human development has caused the bird's gene pool to shrink. An ambitious experiment to relocate scrub-jay families could bring reprieve, while also pointing the way to preserving other threatened species.
An Innovative Effort to Return Loons to Massachusetts Hits a Major Milestone
New recovery techniques have helped the iconic waterbirds nest in the state's glacial lakes for the first time in more than a century.
Brown-Headed Nuthatches Are Back in the Ozarks for the First Time in a Century
An effort to restore the region's historic woodlands is showing signs of success. Now conservationists hope to reestablish the long-gone songbirds.
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