The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Bird Safe Building Standards yesterday. The regulations attempt to lower the number of bird deaths related to collision with buildings. San Francisco is located along the Pacific Flyway, a route migratory birds travel in the spring and fall that stretches from Patagonia to Alaska. According to Golden [...]

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Thanks to a settlement negotiated by the Golden Gate Audubon Society and other Bay Area Audubon chapters, operators of a controversial wind farm in Northern California will be substantially upgrading their facility in the coming years. The hope is that the modern turbines will present far less of a danger to birds than the older [...]

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Did you know that buildings kill more birds than wind turbines? Addressing this problem is an important urban conservation priority. Golden Gate Audubon is leading a push in San Francisco for bird-safe building code. Learn more in KQED’s coverage today. Share on Facebook

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Following the approval of a conditional use permit and other authorizations for the Panoche Valley Solar Project, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and Save Panoche Valley recently joined in filing a petition in Superior Court challenging the certification of the Panoche Valley project Environmental Impact Report. A project of Solargen Energy, Inc., the entire proposed [...]

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Interesting story about the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service building Burrowing Owl nesting boxes at the Lake Mathews Reserve in Riverside County in the hope of boosting the population there. Share on Facebook

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San Benito County Supervisors last night approved an environmental impact report for a controversial solar power development on open space in the Panoche Valley. Audubon California has joined the many Audubon chapters and conservation organizations expressing serious concerns about the impact that this project will on birds and wildlife. Share on Facebook

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According to a recent study by the Imperial Irrigation District, Burrowing Owls in the Imperial Valley are undergoing a rapid decline. This is particularly troubling because the Imperial Valley is considered to be a stronghold for the species. Share on Facebook

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Los Angeles County has taken the remarkable step of banning the use of styrofoam food containers at most of its facilities, including “restaurants, catering trucks, hospitals, golf courses and concessions.” The Board of Supervisors made the change while it studies an even wider ban. Styrofoam food containers have been proven to be a danger for [...]

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Great story today out of the Los Angeles Times about Los Angeles County’s new effort to protect breeding birds at its park. In the past, brush clearing and tree trimming proceeded without any concern for nesting birds — and a lot of damage was done. Now, the county is trying a new bird-friendly approach at [...]

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The Yolo County Board of Supervisors disregarded the concerns of bird conservationists in approving a new radio tower for UC Davis campus radio, among other uses. Share on Facebook

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Audubon California Executive Director Graham Chisholm and Nell Newman, founder of Newman’s Own Organics and a noted raptor advocate, have an opinion piece in tomorrow’s San Francisco Chronicle demanding that the County of Alameda get serious about addressing the problem of bird kills at the Altamont Pass wind energy farm. It is estimated that somewhere [...]

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The Golden Gate Audubon Society is partnering with Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the San Francisco Department of the Environment announce the fall Lights Out for Birds. The program enables building owners, managers and tenants to save energy and money while protecting migratory birds. Lights Out for Birds participants turn off unnecessary building lights during the [...]

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Members of the Bolsa Chica Land Trust are upset that the city of Huntington Beach has approved a new housing development close to prescious wetland habitat, and are suing to stop it. The Bolsa Chica Wetlands are part of the Orange Coast Wetlands Important Bird Area. Share on Facebook

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As the San Benito County Board of Supervisors begins to consider approval for a massive solar energy plant on the floor of Panoche Valley, representatives of Audubon California today expressed serious concerns about the potential such a project could have on sensitive birds and habitat. Audubon California has listed Panoche Valley as an Important Bird [...]

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Right now, we have a chance to influence a historic, one-time opportunity to protect seabirds in California. As you read this, a small group of coastal stakeholders from the Oregon border to Point Arena are hammering out a network of marine protected areas through the California Marine Life Protection Act.  They’ve recently released their latest [...]

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