We know this, but the Desert Sun provides a nice reminder of how important the Salton Sea remains for birds along the Pacific Flyway: It’s one of the last rest stops and breeding grounds left for millions of migrating birds, representing more than 400 species, that travel the Pacific Flyway — a bird superhighway that [...]

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As you know from reading this blog, we’re big fans of the Pacific Flyway and we’d love to see the Salton Sea restored. It just never occurred to us to do a rap song about it. But that’s not to say that it didn’t occur to someone else: Share on Facebook

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As the political conversation about how to deal with the Salton Sea continues year after year, this invaluable habitat for birds and other wildlife in the Imperial Valley just continues to wither and die. We were reminded of this by the recent NPR story on the issue, which also highlights the fact that as the [...]

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An appeals court in the Imperial Valley in coming weeks could determine the fate of the Salton Sea, of one of California’s most important places for birds. The case will help settle the controversy around a pact that involves the Colorado River, the Salton Sea and San Diego. The Salton Sea is a California Important [...]

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For the longest time, Audubon has been concerned about the future of the Salton Sea. Early on, it was chapters that led the fight, but then Audubon California and the National Audubon Society got involved. Lately, we’ve been pressuring the state to keep its promises about the Salton Sea. Today brings an interesting viewpoint from [...]

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The Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary in Tiburon has all kinds of great summer camp programs going this year — for kids ages 4 through 18. For example, every week has a different theme. In the video below, Mindy talks about Shark Week. Learn more and register for camp today. Spots are filling up [...]

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In a year where conservation policy victories have been few and far between, we’re glad to report some good news. Last night, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 51 into law. The bill establishes the Salton Sea Restoration Council as the governance authority for the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program. Why is this such a big [...]

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Interesting article in today’s Desert Sun about the surprisingly solid populations of tilapia and Brown Pelicans at the Salton Sea this year. Apparently, a lack of heavy winds has kept the toxic hydrogen sulfide gas and dissolved ammonia from welling up into the shallows where it causes major fish die-offs. As a result, both the fish [...]

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Audubon’s Imperial Valley Landowner Stewardship Coordinator Al Kalin works with Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge to restore a dewatered bay in the Salton Sea.  Click here to see the full article. Share on Facebook

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The Salton Sea, one of California’s largest bodies of water and one of its most important bird habitats, has long been a vexing conservation issue. Over the last several decades, as water has been siphoned off for agricultural and urban use, critical habitat for hundreds of thousands of migrating shorebirds has been threatened. Some of the [...]

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As noted earlier, an important bill that will fund important habitat restoration at the Salton Sea in Southern California last week cleared an important hurdle in the State Assembly Appropriations Committee and will now be heard on the floor of the Assembly. Prior to that vote, we called upon members of Audubon California’s Action Alert [...]

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In a big victory for Audubon California and other conservationists throughout the state, a bill that would fund critical habitat restoration in the Salton Sea yesterday cleared the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee. After clearing this major hurdle, the bill could reach the Assembly floor next week. Audubon California advocated strongly for this bill, Senate Bill 187, [...]

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