A while back we showed you photos of cougars at the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary taken by motion sensor cameras (here and here), well we’ve got some more. More photos below the fold. Share on Facebook

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The National Audubon Society has issued a statement on the just-announced plan by the Obama Administration to open up drilling on the Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. Says Mike Daulton, Audubon’s Policy Director: “The Obama administration’s plans for expanded drilling in many offshore areas perpetuates the fiction that we can drill our way [...]

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President Obama this morning announced that he his dropping the current federal moratorium on new offshore oil drilling permits as part of a larger energy strategy for the county that will include alternative energy development. In particular, the administration will consider development in the southern and mid-Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, as well [...]

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Pat Brennan at the Orange County Register takes a closer look at the elusive Wilson’s Snipe, with a little help from the folks at Sea & Sage Audubon. Share on Facebook

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Great to see this post about the Western Snowy Plover on the blog of Carve Designs, a hip women’s surfwear company operating out of Northern California. We’ve always felt that surfers are the perfect ones to help raise awareness about this bird. (photo by Glen Tepke) Share on Facebook

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The Turtle Bay Bald Eagles have hatched three chicks. And you can watch them all live on the Catrans Turtle Bay Bald Eagle webcam. Man, technology is cool. Share on Facebook

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Crews at the Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary in Orange County this weekend found a rare wildflower, Pentachaeta aurea ssp. allenii. Not seen for some time, the flower is endemic to Orange County. Thankfully, we’re protecting these wildlands and giving them a place to live. All photos are by Keala Cummings. Share on Facebook

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Word today is that the White House is going to bring leaders from the conservation movement, recreational groups and others to the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors on April 16. From what we know, the conference will focus on how to conserve the land with local leadership, as opposed to a heavy federal [...]

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We’re really enjoying hearing about the restoration of the San Joaquin River, and this bit of news from the Fresno Bee about this great California river reaching the Pacific again is terrific. The restoration of this river provides an excellent conservation opportunity in the Central Valley for birds and habitat. Share on Facebook

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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: Share on Facebook

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Gov. Scharzenegger yesterday reiterated his support for California’s landmark climate change legislation, but at the same time asked a key agency charged with implementing the law to take into consideration the needs of businesses recovering from the down economy. He took this action in the face of an effort by certain business groups to push an [...]

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A new report from the California Air Resources Board says that the California will not be hurt by the implementation of AB 32, the state’s landmark law addressing global greenhouse gases. Here’s the story in the L.A. Times. Share on Facebook

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Of the 14 sites proposed to become national monuments or be expanded due to presidential order, four are in California. Surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, one of these is the Berryessa area, just west of Winters. This is right near Audubon California’s Bobcat Ranch and, as the article notes, one of the few relatively pristine [...]

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That’s right, some of the very cool photos from the recent Audubon Magazine photo contest are now available for free in the form of screensavers. Get ‘em here. Share on Facebook

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A new National Academy of Sciences report mostly supports federal efforts to protect dwindling fish populations in the Sacramento Delta, but both sides of the contentious debate over water in California are finding some support in the much-anticipated finding. Why are we writing about fish? Well, you have to realize that the entire water debate [...]

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