This summer, the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary welcomed young explorers back to the vibrant ecosystems of the Platte River Valley. With most of...
When planning their upcoming semester of activities, the officers of Knighthawk Audubon - the campus chapter located at the University of Central Florida - threw around different ideas. Birding, of...
Western Meadowlarks are grassland residents at Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary. Their scientific name is Sturnella neglecta, which was assigned by John James Audubon. Audubon gave this name to the...
Audubon Conservation Ranching is expanding its technical support into central and southwest Minnesota. Annie Bahe, new Audubon Range Ecologist joining Audubon Upper Mississippi River’s team, is a...
From the Lake Wales Ridge to a Statewide Program Jay Watch began as a collaborative effort of the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group, created to ensure land managers had the data to...
Field TripDuring an early morning jay walk led by West Volusia Audubon Vice President Stephen Kintner, volunteers hit the trails and were delighted to see some of Lyonia Preserve’s most charismatic...
What Are Water Management Districts? In 1972, with advocacy from Audubon and other conservation organizations, the Florida Legislature passed the Water Resources Act, considered by many scholars of...
Northern Cardinals are not picky eaters. They forage everything from insects to flower petals, and they’ll happily visit feeders with a variety of seeds, especially black oil sunflower. Also...
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument protects unique deep-water canyons and corals, and is a critical foraging habitat for seabirds, particularly Atlantic Puffins during the...
I recently spent some time on the Bird Migration Explorer website, and it got me thinking about some of the interesting connections between bird breeding habitat in the Arctic and the far-off...
The beach bird nesting season has begun along Florida's coasts. Spring and summer mark critical times of year for five vulnerable species, which must avoid human disturbance, storms, and predators to...
Parents tending to their offspring are some of the most endearing moments in nature, so it’s no wonder that photographers strive to capture these interactions. Last year, like any other year, the...
The National Audubon Society develops strategic actions for the protection of birds and their habitats across the Americas through scientific research programs, environmental education, and...
The showroom at the Washington Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Tradeshow was bustling on a November afternoon. The keynote speech had just let out, and people shuffled from booth to booth...
(February 23, 2026) The Great Lakes form the largest fresh surface water system on Earth, providing habitat for millions of birds and drinking water for 40 million people. Congress continued its...
Audubon chapters in the California flock have some big projects up their sleeves—or, up their wings—thanks to yearly grants awarded by the National Audubon Society. Audubon in Action Grants are...
Each year, Audubon seeks to financially support campus and community chapters by providing grants for affiliated chapters working on conservation projects. These grants are one of many ways that...
21770Baltimore, Maryland – February 20th, 2026 – Audubon Mid-Atlantic has been awarded more than $610,000 to monitor the restoration of saltmarsh habitat at the Irish Grove Sanctuary on...
by Chloe Crumley, Engagement Manager While we’ve made tremendous progress through the Lights Out, Texas! initiative—a movement championed by Audubon Texas and partners where more than 20 cities...
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center As daylight fades, Mitchell Lake Audubon Center transforms; wildlife stirs, the air cools, and nighttime sounds like coyotes and Common Pauraques begin to rise. This...
by Delaney Hankins - Knowledge Tools and Communication InternOn Christmas Day, the year 1900, 27 birders from Toronto, Ontario to Pacific Grove, California participated in Audubon’s first Christmas...
Trinity River Audubon Center In reflecting on 2025, it was clear Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) deeply fostered building community through environmental education and creating better habitat...
by Yvette Stewart, Manager, Community Outreach The Texas Leaders in Conservation (TLC) program kicked off its eleventh year in the 2025–2026 school year with a renewed focus on “starting...
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center In a word, no. Not when we’re talking about our urban and suburban spaces, where natural habitat is shrinking and birds are struggling to find what they need to...
by Chloe Crumley, Engagement Manager Audubon Chapters are the boots on the ground across the Lone Star State, and we are lucky to have local Audubon chapters and organizations that support the...
By Chloe Crumley, Engagement Manager Conserving and restoring habitat is one of Audubon’s core strategies for bending the bird curve, but this work is becoming increasingly challenging in Texas...
by Anita Gilson, Range Ecologist, Audubon Conservation Ranching Land stewards in the Audubon Conservation Ranching program support some of North America’s most important bird habitat. However, the...
by Alexis Baldera, Senior Manager, Coastal Program Waterbirds depend on Texas’s coastal islands for nesting. Twenty-six species of colonial waterbirds gather on these islands each year to nest and...
by Dr. Richard Gibbons, Director of Conservation How do we know what conservation work needs to be adapted, expanded, or redirected to stop and reverse the population declines for the birds that...