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What do the birders know?

April 21st, 2013 · by gfrost

Interesting thinky opinion piece in today’s New York Times about the mesmerizing habit of birdwatching, and what truths are revealed when one taps into the rhythm of avifauna: We can’t escape trying to see the future through birds. Too many canaries were deployed to detect gas leaks in coal mines, too many ravens launched from [...]

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Tags: Bird conservation · Birding · Christmas Bird Count · Climate Change · Conservation research · National Audubon Society · spring migration

Hummingbirds @ Home is awesome

April 11th, 2013 · by gfrost

Audubon is going big on hummingbirds this spring, and we want you to get involved. Download our free Hummingbirds @ Home app and start looking for the birds where you live. You can also record sightings directly through the website. You’ll have a great time, and help the birds at the same time. (photo by [...]

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Tags: Birding · Conservation research · National Audubon Society

Why do birds matter? Because they just do

April 10th, 2013 · by gfrost

Of all the articles in the recent Audubon Magazine devoted to the concept of Birds Matter, this is our favorite. According to writer Scott Weidensaul, it’s all very nice to say that birds are good environmental indicators and that birding is good economics and all that, but the better reason is just this: Even the [...]

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Debs Park and the nature of the city

February 4th, 2013 · by gfrost

Great article in the Los Angeles Times today from Jessica Garrison about how Debs Park is a unique bit of nature amid urban L.A. She notes the important role of the Audubon Center at Debs Park in connecting Angelenos to nature: Then, in 2001, Hernandez and his successor, Councilman Ed Reyes, worked with the Audubon Society [...]

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Tags: Audubon California · Audubon Center at Debs Park · National Audubon Society · Nature education and activities

Audubon joins long list of conservation groups asking administration to suspend Arctic Ocean drilling

January 13th, 2013 · by gfrost

Following a long series of accidents, near-misses and reversals in Shell Oil’s attempts to drill in the icy Arctic environment, CEOs from several conservation groups, including the National Audubon Society, this week called on Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to suspect offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. Other groups that signed [...]

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Tags: Arctic · Audubon Alaska · National Audubon Society · Pacific Flyway

The latest last straw in the Arctic

January 9th, 2013 · by gfrost

If it wasn’t clear already, the holiday grounding of Shell’s oil platform in the middle of critical, pristine habitat illustrates that the oil firm is not capable of safely drilling in harsh Arctic conditions. Audubon is asking everyone to send a letter to President Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Take a few [...]

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Tags: Arctic · Audubon Alaska · National Audubon Society · Pacific Flyway

Now you know

January 7th, 2013 · by gfrost

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Tags: Audubon Alaska · Audubon California · National Audubon Society · stupid bird humor

Now here’s a holiday tree

December 23rd, 2012 · by gfrost

Courtesy Alison Sheehey, while taking part in the Tejon Ranch Audubon Christmas Bird Count a couple days ago. Share on Facebook

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Tags: Audubon California · Birding · Christmas Bird Count · National Audubon Society

Great news for one of the most important places for birds in the Pacific Flyway*

December 17th, 2012 · by gfrost

* This post was updated Dec. 19 to reflect breaking news from Alaska. Secretary of the Interior Salazar today announced a comprehensive plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Teshekpuk Lake which will protect critical bird habitat for birds and other wildlife. These are protections that Audubon has fought to win for years. The NPR-A [...]

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Tags: Arctic · Audubon Alaska · Audubon California · Bird Habitat · Bird videos · National Audubon Society · Pacific Flyway

Birds are built to survive big storms

November 13th, 2012 · by gfrost

One of the big questions coming out of Hurricane Sandy was “What happens to the birds?” Well, certainly, big storms like Sandy take their toll on wild bird populations, but an amazing number emerge unscathed from big weather. A story in today’s New York Times analyzes how this is possible, and draws the conclusion that [...]

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Tags: Conservation research · National Audubon Society

Lend a helping hand to our east coast Audubon network

November 1st, 2012 · by dogden

Earlier this week, Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented devastation across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. Several Audubon Centers—including the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center in Long Island, the Audubon Center in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove in Pennsylvania—suffered damage from flooding and downed trees. You can help Audubon safeguard critical [...]

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Tags: Bird Habitat · Climate Change · National Audubon Society

Audubon Center at Debs Park: Ten years ago today

October 25th, 2012 · by gfrost

Ten years ago today, something historic happened. On that day, people gathered in Debs Park, Los Angeles’ fourth largest park, to plant a coast live oak — a ceremonial first step in the construction of the Audubon Center at Debs Park. School children, elected officials, and other supporters were all on hand to celebrate the [...]

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Tags: Audubon Center at Debs Park · National Audubon Society · Nature education and activities

Protecting the Western Snowy Plover

October 15th, 2012 · by gfrost

Audubon chapters up and down the West Coast are partnering with state and federal agencies to protect the Threatened Western Snowy Plover. As you can see in the video below, it’s an amazing bird: Share on Facebook

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Tags: Audubon California · Audubon Chapters · Bird Habitat · Bird videos · National Audubon Society · Pacific Flyway · Video · Western Snowy Plover

Yarnold describes dangers of arctic drilling in Politico op-ed

October 4th, 2012 · by gfrost

Audubon President David Yarnold today describes the extensive dangers of drilling in the arctic in a Politico opinion piece: The oil companies are complaining about the financial burdens of taking on the risk of drilling in this hostile, unpredictable environment with icebergs the size of major towns. But the greatest risks can’t be measured in [...]

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Not that we need a reminder, but …

October 4th, 2012 · by gfrost

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