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The Cost of a Single Step: Protecting Florida’s Nesting Shorebirds

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 05:31
Visiting Florida’s beautiful beaches is an enjoyable way to spend the weekend, but for the shorebirds that nest there, these beaches are home — essential habitat where they lay their eggs and...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Connecting the Maya Forest: San Pedro Dzula becomes the first Conserva Aves-supported protected area declared in Mexico

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 11:01
Conservation success often begins at the local level, but its impact can reach far beyond community boundaries. In southern Yucatán, a new achievement is demonstrating exactly that. In the...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Sea and Shorebird’s Nesting Strategies, Why the Beach is the Best Place

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 07:26
23436The extreme environmental nesting conditions that shorebirds face seem less than ideal for sea and shorebird species raising their families — like the Black Skimmer, Least Tern, and Wilson's...
Categories: G3. Big Green

The Shoreline Speaks: Notes from an Audubon Florida Coastal Steward

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 07:12
Nestled in the sand on the southernmost tip of Fort Myers Beach is a little city. Some days it bustles with activity, while other days it rests in quiet tranquility. The more time I spend here, the...
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Congressional Leaders Get Firsthand Look at Forest Conservation

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 13:17
The nation’s forest birds are in decline, their populations dropping in 65% of states since 1970. Even once-common birds are disappearing. The Wood Thrush, for example, has declined by 60...
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More Owls Nest at Gillmor Sanctuary Thanks to New Digs—Literally!

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 12:52
Staff, partners, and volunteers have been busy at Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary along Great Salt Lake. Ongoing restoration projects have seen over a thousand acres of invasive tamarisk trees removed...
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How Cutting Down Trees Helps a Unique Owl in Utah

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 12:49
At Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary at Great Salt Lake in Utah, the grass and scattered shrubs of the uplands serve as ideal habitat for Burrowing Owls. While most owls are tree dwellers, this...
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Deeply Rooted Landscapes and Aullwood Audubon Announce New Native Plant Partnership

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 12:43
DAYTON, Ohio — August 20, 2026 — Deeply Rooted Landscapes and Aullwood Audubon are expanding their partnership to make native plants more accessible to the Dayton community through a new seasonal...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Double Take: Why Hummingbird Moths Look and Act Just Like Hummingbirds

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 11:26
A tiny creature flits from plant to plant under the summer sun. It moves fast, then stops abruptly at a flower’s lip; it sips, then darts aside, its minute body humming red and green.It flies like...
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