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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS

Audubon Celebrates Legislation to Create New California Desert National Monument
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Audubon Celebrates Legislation to Create New California Desert National Monument

September 25, 2023 — Chuckwalla National Monument would protect 660,000 acres of sacred and historic sites, wildlife habitat
Monarch Migration: Helping a Culturally Significant Pollinator
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Monarch Migration: Helping a Culturally Significant Pollinator

Planting to help the West Coast's most iconic butterfly

Bills to Save Birds: Audubon California’s Sponsored and Priority Bills 2023
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Bills to Save Birds: Audubon California’s Sponsored and Priority Bills 2023

By Samantha Samuelsen

A suite of legislation towards conserving California's natural treasures

Sandpiper Diet is More than Meets the Eye
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Sandpiper Diet is More than Meets the Eye

How sandpipers tap a hidden food source for their dinner

Study Finds Local Salton Sea Residents Would Use Recreational Facilities at a Healthy Sea
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Study Finds Local Salton Sea Residents Would Use Recreational Facilities at a Healthy Sea

August 16, 2023 — Locals say outdoor recreational infrastructure at California’s largest lake would be an asset to the area.
Meet Katie Collins and Katie Thomas, Starr Ranch Seasonal Staff
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Meet Katie Collins and Katie Thomas, Starr Ranch Seasonal Staff

By Samantha Samuelsen

Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary has a long history of welcoming early career conservationists as seasonal field staff. We caught up with two of this year’s cohort to find out what brought them to Audubon and what a typical day at “the office” is like.

Working with Ranchers to Turn Rangeland into Climate-friendly Grassland Bird Habitat
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Working with Ranchers to Turn Rangeland into Climate-friendly Grassland Bird Habitat

By Samantha Samuelsen

Audubon California joins conservation partners at California State Capitol to host briefing for state government climate leaders

An update to some of California's oldest environmental protections
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An update to some of California's oldest environmental protections

By Samantha Samuelsen

Which species should be "fully protected"?

New Publication Finds Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment
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New Publication Finds Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment

June 28, 2023 — ​The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action suggest that without course correction, State’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act will fall short of goals
Meet Emily Ohman
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Meet Emily Ohman

An encounter with UC Berkeley's resident falcons led eventually to a position as senior community science coordinator with Audubon California.

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