Audubon California and the 10 other conservation organizations that make up the San Joaquin River Partnership will present a two-day conference, Oct. 1 & 2, to examine one of the largest river restoration projects now underway in the western United States.  The conference theme, “Exploring the Working River Project” examines the question, “What will successful river restoration look [...]

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The much awaited restoration of the San Dieguito wetlands is nearing completion. More bird habitat.
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When Berkeley resident Molly Tsongas found out that a third of all animals and plants could be gone forever within her lifetime, she decided it was time to act. So she founded Tatzoo, which fuses her own interest in tatoo art with endangered species conservation. Tsongas was recently named a TogetherGreen Fellow for her innovative efforts to motivate her generation to [...]

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Audubon California has been working to save Tricolored Blackbirds for several years. Now you can help by taking part in our new campaign 5 dollars/5 birds. Each year, Tricolored Blackbirds nest in just a few huge colonies, often in grain fields due to habitat loss. Without incentive to do otherwise, farmers sometimes cultivate the fields [...]

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So, we all know that it is good for birds and other wildlife to plant native plants in your garden.  This week, the LA Times’ “LA at Home” Blog is running a series of posts, by Ilsa Setziol, highlighting common garden plants that have the capability of becoming invaisive in wild areas.  The first one is [...]

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Although the film below was shot in Oregon, California is home to large populations of Western Grebes and Clark’s Grebes. Audubon California is about to launch a major effort to help these birds, and we’ll have more about that later. In the meantime, this video is very cool:

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Governor Schwarzenegger late today signed a new anti-poaching law that creates tough new penalties for violators signals a new seriousness about the protection of the state’s precious birds and wildlife, said representatives of Audubon California today. Assembly Bill 708, authored by Assembly Member Jared Huffman, recently passed through both houses of the State Legislature without a [...]

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Sure, this happened in Colorado and not California, but sometimes a photo is so cool you have to call people’s attention to it.
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Researchers are trying to find an explanation for the large number of bird and mammal deaths around the Farallone Islands, as well as for the failure of many species to breed successfully. Initial studies indicate that a sudden drop in the anchovey supply may be the answer, but researchers are still wondering.
Brandt’s cormorants, a black [...]

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Audubon California’s own Bill Monahan has co-authored a fascinating new study on how birds in the Sierra Nevada are moving in response to climate change. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveal that 48 out of 53 bird species studied in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains have adjusted to climate [...]

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If you have an interest in private lands conservation please join us by becoming a fan at the Audubon Landowner Stewardship Program Facebook page or check out the website by clicking here. Thanks
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By a margin of 43-28 the California State Assembly just defeated the very bad idea of opening up a stretch of coastline off Santa Barbara to oil drilling. It’s a great victory for the Coast which is home to many of our state’s most sensitive bird habitats. Congratulations to our elected representatives led by Assembly [...]

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Join Hummingbird enthusiasts from all over California at Audubon’s Kern River Preserve on August 1st to witness the phenomenon of hummingbird migration in the Kern River Valley. Volunteers are busy filling feeders as migrating hummingbirds arrive on their annual trek south toward their wintering grounds. Join Audubon staff and volunteers at the Kern River Preserve, [...]

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The California Coast is under attack once again. Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders are considering OK’ing the first new lease in state waters since the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill in order to help with the state budget crisis. Here is a story that explains what is going on.
Audubon CA opposes this effort. Calls and [...]

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The California State Senate Public Safety Committee tomorrow will consider important legislation to stem the alarming rise in poaching violations that is posing a great danger to the state’s birds and wildlife. Assembly Bill 708, authored by Assembly Member Jared Huffman, passed the State Assembly in May. “With the state budget preventing new allocations for [...]

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