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Researchers Sound the Alarm Over the Chesapeake Bay’s Ospreys
May 13, 2024 — In the world’s largest population of the fish-eating raptors, reproductive rates have fallen below DDT-era lows. Scientists say overfishing by one company is to blame.
Conservation News
Collaborative Forestry for the Birds
May 10, 2024 — Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator, Sarah Hooghuis, ventures out into the field to get a better understanding of our forestry partnerships and the youth working to improve forest health and bird habitat.
VERMONT Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
Ignoring Threats Facing Bird Populations is a Texas-sized Risk We Can’t Afford to Take.
April 25, 2024
TEXAS Policy & Advocacy
Ambler Road Is Out of Here!
April 19, 2024 — Today we can officially say that our message was heard loud and clear. The Ambler road is effectively stopped, protecting the Brooks Range for future generations.
ALASKA Public Lands
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Interior Announces Strengthened Protections for Special Areas
April 19, 2024 — The Western Arctic is home to 13 million acres of Special Areas, some of the most important bird habitat in America’s Arctic—and the planet.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
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Time to Fly: Alaska’s Bird Festival Season Is Here!
April 06, 2024 — Here’s how Alaska’s annual birding events honor culture and art, benefit tourism and local economies, highlight conservation issues, and truly celebrate birds.
ALASKA Festivals and Events
Two plovers sit in the sand on a beach next to washed up seaweed.
It’s Nesting Season: Don’t Forget to Share the Shore with Coastal Birds
April 04, 2024 — Birds like plovers and terns need our help to safely raise their chicks on beaches this summer.
Coastal Stewardship
Jersey dairy cows graze in a grass field
Grazing Part 2: Considerations for managing bird-friendly pastures
April 03, 2024 — The second article of a two-part series on grassland birds and bird-friendly pasture management. In this article are some pasture management guidelines that may be considered more bird-friendly. See the first article on grassland bird declines and the role Vermont grazing farmers can play in their survival.
VERMONT Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests