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Yellow Warbler perched on a branch.
Highlights from the 2022 Colorado Legislative Session
June 08, 2022 — Learn about new laws that will help pollinators, rivers, watersheds, and wildlife.
ROCKIES Western Water
Yellow-breasted Chat perched in flowering chokecherry branch.
A Confluence of Funding for Water, Watersheds, and Capacity
June 01, 2022 — Learn about beneficial bills passed during the 2022 Colorado legislative session.
ROCKIES Western Water
Snowy Egret chases fish in water.
A Big Year for Colorado Water
April 21, 2022 — What you need to know from our second Colorado legislator webinar: Milestones for Colorado Water in 2022.
ROCKIES Western Water
A stream surrounded by green vegetation flows through a canyon blackened by wildfire.
Wildfire Resilience for Communities and Watersheds
March 29, 2022 — What you need to know from our Colorado legislator webinar.
ROCKIES Western Water
The Klamath Basin’s Water Crisis Is a Growing Disaster for Waterfowl
March 11, 2022 — Some of the continent’s most important wetland habitat is drying up. Without urgent action, we may be witnessing the death of a flyway.
Essays
The Amazon Could Soon Transition to a Dry, Savanna-like Ecosystem
March 08, 2022 — A new study shows that more than 75 percent of the rainforest is losing its ability to recover from droughts and fires—a finding with huge consequences for humans and wildlife alike.
Conservation News
Many Birds Are Shrinking and Growing Longer Wings as the World Warms. Why?
February 07, 2022 — A growing body of research suggests a warming world could mean smaller birds with longer wings, but nothing about the findings is settled.
Climate
Lead Bullets Are Stunting the Bald Eagle's Recovery
February 03, 2022 — A new study found a hidden decline in population growth for eagles in the northeastern U.S. due to lead ammunition.
Conservation Challenges
Climate Change or Habitat Loss? New Study Weighs Which Influences Birds More
January 21, 2022 — Ninety years of Christmas Bird Count data tease apart the effects of habitat loss and warming temperatures on winter bird distributions.
Christmas Bird Count
Dead, leafless trees stand tall within a salt marsh on Maryland's coast.
Ghost Forests Could Provide Respite for Marsh Birds as Coastal Habitat Disappears
January 05, 2022 — Scientists want to ensure that swaths of trees killed by saltwater flooding are more than dead forest, but become quality marsh habitat for birds.
Coasts and Oceans