Protecting the Platte: 50 Years of Conservation, Collaboration, and Change
For more than 50 years, Audubon’s conservation work along the Platte River has been rooted in the belief that lasting conservation is built through strong partnerships and...
Managing Grasslands for Birds, Carbon, and Communities
When I visited Oxbow Cattle Company in Montana last spring, I saw firsthand how land management practices can support healthy grasslands and productive working lands. Owners Bart and Wendy Morris and...
Proposed Clean Water Rule Would Leave Most U.S. Streams and Wetlands Unprotected
A new proposal from the federal government would narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act so much that it would be legal to drain nearly any wetland or pollute the vast majority of streams, experts...
Even in a Tough Water Year, Water Conservation is Making a Difference for Great Salt Lake
This blog was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on October 5, 2026. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy.Despite...
Bird-Friendly PHX Brings People Together to Help Birds Thrive
Audubon Southwest and the City of Phoenix are bringing the community together around a shared vision: making Phoenix a place where birds can thrive. The initiative Bird-Friendly PHX invites...
Nature-Based Solutions Play Key Role in Improving New Mexico’s Climate Resilience
New Mexico is the fourth most biodiverse state in the country, but prolonged drought, high wildfire risk, decreased snowpack, and longer, hotter summers are straining habitats and water supplies. As...
Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground that’s starting to thaw – drones can help spot the permafrost changes coming
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
Driving Impact and Action Together at Climate Week NYC
From a morning of birding in Central Park to discussions on clean energy, conservation careers, and the future of nature, birds provided a common thread throughout Audubon’s Climate Week NYC...
What Teddy Roosevelt Knew and Trump Doesn’t Get: Public Lands Need Science
US Forest Service founders Gifford Pinchot and President Teddy Roosevelt would be rolling in their graves knowing what has become of the world’s largest wildland fire research organization, the very institution they helped build. Teddy Roosevelt helped establish 230 million acres of public lands during his presidency and in 1905 designated Gifford Pinchot as the
The Nēnē Survived Near-Extinction. Can It Survive Modern Hawaiʻi?
In December 2023, at a luxury resort on the Island of Hawaiʻi, three nēnē goslings hatched on a manicured green lawn. Within 72 hours, two were dead. One was found lifeless in a pond, and the...
3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could be catastrophic for species’ survival.
Attacks on Science, Who’s Behind Them, and Their Harm: My Congressional Testimony
Dr. Gretchen Goldman testified before the Senate Environmental and Public Works committee on the effects of attacks on science.