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Looking Back on the 2025 Alaska Conference on Mining Impacts and Prevention
May 21, 2025 — A recap of a three-day gathering of community members, conservation and climate professionals, Indigenous leaders, and funders on Dena’ina lands.
The shallow San Pedro river meanders through grassy reeds.
Will Arizona Save Its Groundwater Before It's Gone for Good?
May 20, 2025 — As wells run dry, difficulties for people and wildlife are surfacing. Advocates say an era of unlimited water pumping must end.
American Avocets wade in a shallow sea.
Water Flows for the First Time at Major Salton Sea Habitat Project
May 20, 2025 — Flooding creates 2,000 acres of habitat, reduces hazardous dust
Capitol Building in Olympia, WA amongst various trees on a sunny day.
2025 Legislative Accomplishments
May 20, 2025
American Oystercatcher parent with chicks. Photo: Christopher Ciccone/Audubon Photography Awards
Headed to the Beach? Help Imperiled Coastal Birds by Sharing the Shore
May 20, 2025 — A new report highlights the important role that Sharing the Shore and other coastal conservation measures can have in reversing species declines.
Mobilizing Conservation Voices
May 19, 2025 — 2025 Spring Newsletter
Taking flight in Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2025 — 2025 Spring Newsletter
Cora S., Kindergarten, Recycled K-4
ASO Art Show Engages 11 New Schools and Hundreds of Students
May 19, 2025 — 2025 Spring Newsletter
An Osprey flies holding grass in its talons.
The World’s Oldest Known Osprey Is an Online Sensation—and a Living Indicator of Watershed Health
May 19, 2025 — At 29, Iris the Osprey has outlived the odds to become a cherished internet star whose brood of offspring is helping track river health in Montana.