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3 Easy Ways to Attract Bluebirds to Your Home (and Keep Them Around)

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 11:26
When Ben Haywood moved to his current home in South Carolina, he quickly made two friends: The pair of Eastern Bluebirds that readily took to the nest box he put up outside his home in the spring of...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Public Funding Prevails in Minnesota

Thu, 06/11/2026 - 14:56
One of the things that makes Minnesota unique is having constitutionally defined, public funds for the environment—the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and Outdoor Heritage Fund. With...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Audubon Statement: NC Bills Would Weaken Coastal Protections for our Beaches

Thu, 06/11/2026 - 13:39
GARNER, North Carolina – Two bills filed in the North Carolina General Assembly--Senate Bills 1008 and 1009--would reverse a decades-old ban on hardened shoreline structures on the North Carolina...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Brewing Connection: How Crane Migration Benefits a Nebraska Small Business

Thu, 06/11/2026 - 11:43
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series exploring the various facets of the Sandhill Crane Migration in Central Nebraska, the $28 Million annual economic impact that the migration...
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An Interview with Sterling Hollman, Crane Season Volunteer

Thu, 06/11/2026 - 11:08
For many volunteers, a single opportunity can lead to a lifelong passion. That's certainly true for Sterling Hollman, whose search for community service hours led him to volunteering during crane...
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Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Support Bird Habitat Clears House Committee

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 17:54
(Washington, DC--June 11, 2026)--The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved the Local Communities and Bird Habitat Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Bringing Bird-Friendly Ranching to the Southwest

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 16:24
Albuquerque, New Mexico (June 10, 2026) — The National Audubon Society’s Audubon Conservation Ranching program now reaches the Southwestern United States with the hires of Nick Beauregard, Ariel...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Extend Legacy Restoration Fund

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:54
(Washington—June 10, 2026) Audubon applauds the introduction today of bipartisan legislation to extend and build upon the success of the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Seabirds of the Boreal?

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:36
I once saw a comical looking bird the size of a small gull with a black cap, gray back and a bill that looked like a carrot was spotted stopping off on a beach in mid-coast Maine on its way south...
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Audubon Joins More Than 50 Conservation Groups in Urging Senate to Strengthen the Conservation Reserve Program

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 10:44
Last week, the National Audubon Society joined more than 50 wildlife, conservation, and sporting groups in sending a letter to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee urging...
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Why Building Transmission Along Highways is Better for Birds

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 08:28
The United States is facing record growth of electricity usage, but the system that delivers electricity to our homes is outdated, increasingly unreliable, and currently cannot support the expansion...
Categories: G3. Big Green

10 Fun Facts about the Osprey

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 13:17
If you ever find yourself at a river’s bank, a lake’s edge, or an ocean’s coast, keep an eye out for one of nature’s most skilled fishers—the Osprey. Distinguished by its bright yellow eyes...
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Wachiska Audubon Receives “Audubon in Action” Grant

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 11:32
The National Audubon Society recently awarded Wachiska Audubon Society (WAS) a $5,900 Audubon in Action Grant to support its Prairie Pines Buffer Plan, an effort to guide development around its...
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Protecting Progress: Keeping Nebraska Moving Forward on Clean Energy

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:59
This legislative session, Audubon Great Plains was proud to stand up for Nebraska’s clean energy future—and for the birds, wildlife, and communities that depend on it.We successfully helped...
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A Thoughtful Pause on the Platte-Republican Diversion

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:52
Growing ecological concerns have prompted state regulators to temporarily halt review of a proposed project that would diminish streamflow in the Platte River. The Nebraska Department of Water...
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Funding the Future: Growing Prairie with State Conservation Dollars

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:49
State conservation funding programs are powerful drivers of on‑the‑ground restoration in the Northern Great Plains. In addition to providing direct funding for conservation actions, state...
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2026 Audubon Great Plains Legislative Wrap-up

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 09:44
This legislative session underscored both the challenges and opportunities of advancing conservation policy—and the impact coordinated advocacy can have. Across Nebraska and South Dakota (North...
Categories: G3. Big Green

Audubon Members Advocate for Birds in Raleigh

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 07:35
For ten years, Audubon members have flocked to the North Carolina Legislature to meet with lawmakers and advocate for bird-friendly policies. From passing a sweeping bipartisan climate reduction...
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Stabilizing the Colorado River Basin Now So We Can Thrive into the Future

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 16:01
This year’s snowpack is grim throughout the Colorado River Basin—it’s the lowest in recorded history. Reservoirs across the Basin are low. Soils are dry.  But agriculture...
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2026 Environmental Leadership Awards Honors Roberta Barbieri, Anne W. Semmes

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 08:03
On June 3, 2026, Audubon gathered conservation leaders, community advocates, and supporters at its annual Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit in Greenwich, honoring Roberta Barbieri with the...
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