What You May Not Know About Monitoring Surveys
As we move into the next phase of the summer season, things have started to slow down. Birds are beginning to molt their feathers, juveniles are practicing their flying skills, and many species are...
Purple Martins: Humans’ “BFF”
Article written by Montezuma Audubon Center intern Ay-Zoh Shaw.From observing ugly-cute hatchlings to helping band scraggly, incessantly-chirping fledglings, monitoring and caring for Purple Martin...
How Habitat Restoration in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex is Saving Endangered Black Terns
Article written by Montezuma Audubon Center intern Olivia Mathews.Working alongside a volunteer, I haul a canoe into the slow-moving, shallow water at Knox Marsellus Marsh within the Montezuma...
4 ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames
An atmospheric scientist explains the mechanics behind 4 types of extreme weather fueled by the smoke and the heat of wildfires.
Flocking together – how a birding hobby may boost your mental health and build community
With social media communities and naturalist apps, birding is easier to get into than ever. A psychologist explains why it may also be just what the doctor ordered.
Better guacamole? How avocado import rules helped cut Mexico’s water pollution – it holds lessons for future US trade deals
Pressure from trade agreements can clean up sources of environmental harm, leading to cleaner rivers in the case of Mexico’s much-loved avocados.
Update: Attacks on Independent Science and How We’re Fighting Back
UCS is helping to rebuild federal science infrastructure and institutions from outside the government... to preserve what’s being dismantled within it.
Common Ground Video Game Lets Players Manage Cropland Transition in California’s Central Valley
What does a just land transition look like?
Audubon Pilots Adopt-a-Flyway Recognition Program to Enhance 700 acres of Migratory Bird Habitat in Minnesota
Roseville, Minn. (July 28, 2026) — Earlier this month, Audubon Upper Mississippi River was awarded $840,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund to launch the Adopt-a-Flyway...
A Rare Opportunity to Support Indigenous-led Conservation in Canada
The Kaska Nation has spent years developing a vision for a proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) in Northwest British Columbia called Dene K’éh Kusān, which means Always Will Be...
TomKat Ranch Earns Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
Pescadero, Calif. (July 27, 2026) — TomKat Ranch, based on California’s Central Coast, has achieved the National Audubon Society’s Bird-Friendly Land Certification. Earned through...
Nature Journaling Protects Birds and the Places They Need
At the western edge of Florida, just miles from the Alabama border, Shorebird Stewardship Senior Coordinator Brian Cammarano hops out of his National Audubon Society truck with a camera, scope, and...