How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only native major nut crop
Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington’s estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.
Top Stories Around Audubon in 2025
As the year ends, it’s important to look back and reflect upon one’s accomplishments. This is hard to do when you’re a hemispheric organization with more than 890 staff, 500 community and...
Top Stories Around Audubon in 2025
As the year ends, it’s important to look back and reflect upon one’s accomplishments. This is hard to do when you’re a hemispheric organization with more than 890 staff, 500 community and...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
Michigan’s Data Center Boom Demands a Clean Energy Strategy—Not Delay
Hyperscale data centers are forcing a step-change in how the grid is planned and operated, and Michigan’s utility regulators are right to be concerned about cost shifting. But the same care and concern must also be applied to clean energy requirements and interconnection reform to ensure that data centers support a clean, reliable, and affordable grid for all Michiganders.
COP30 Recognized the Role of Forests and Nature in Addressing the Climate Crisis
COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has drawn to a close in Belém, Brazil, marking the end to two eventful weeks that led to significant advances for global efforts to combat...
COP30 Recognized the Role of Forests and Nature in Addressing the Climate Crisis
COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has drawn to a close in Belém, Brazil, marking the end to two eventful weeks that led to significant advances for global efforts to combat...
A Warm Welcome to Audubon Washington’s New Leader, Amanda Kaplan!
20534We are thrilled to welcome Amanda Kaplan to the helm of Audubon Washington. As vice president, Amanda will oversee Audubon Washington and Seward Park Audubon Center staff and programs. She will...
A Warm Welcome to Audubon Washington’s New Leader, Amanda Kaplan!
20534We are thrilled to welcome Amanda Kaplan to the helm of Audubon Washington. As vice president, Amanda will oversee Audubon Washington and Seward Park Audubon Center staff and programs. She will...
800th Bald Eagle Released from Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
On Friday, November 21, the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey released the 800th rehabilitated Bald Eagle into the wild since the Center opened in 1979. Florida House Representative Jennifer Canady...
800th Bald Eagle Released from Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
On Friday, November 21, the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey released the 800th rehabilitated Bald Eagle into the wild since the Center opened in 1979. Florida House Representative Jennifer Canady...
From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.