Conservation

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Louisiana Coastal Initiative

Bill Stripling

Audubon and its partners are working to restore the Mississippi River Delta so that birds, people and all the other life endemic to this special place will thrive well into the future. Read More

Protecting Birds through Public Policy

For over a century, Audubon has been a leading voice encouraging conservation of precious habitat and wildlife for future generations. Read More

Greater Everglades Restoration and Conservation

Mac Stone

From the northern headwaters to Florida Bay, Audubon’s team of scientists and policy experts are working to protect America’s one-of-a-kind ecosystem. Read More

International Alliances Program

Karl Kaufman

Audubon's International Alliances Program protects the birds and biodiversity of the Americas. Read More

Important Bird Areas

Audubon

The Important Bird Areas Program is a global effort to identify and conserve areas that are vital to birds and other biodiversity. Read More

Louisiana Coastal Initiative

Bill Stripling

Audubon and its partners are working to restore the Mississippi River Delta so that birds, people and all the other life endemic to this special place will thrive well into the future. Read More

Public Policy

For over a century, Audubon has been a leading voice encouraging conservation of precious habitat and wildlife for future generations. Read More

Greater Everglades

Mac Stone

From the northern headwaters to Florida Bay, Audubon’s team of scientists and policy experts are working to protect America’s one-of-a-kind ecosystem. Read More

International Alliances Program

Karl Kaufman

Audubon's International Alliances Program protects the birds and biodiversity of the Americas. Read More

Important Bird Areas

Audubon

The Important Bird Areas Program is a global effort to identify and conserve areas that are vital to birds and other biodiversity. Read More

Featured Programs

Mississippi River Initiative

Audubon’s Mississippi River Initiative is among the most complex and important environmental restoration projects ever undertaken by the organization. The recent Gulf oil spill disaster, along with a series of recent hurricanes and floods, point to the need to manage the basin comprehensively.

Climate Change

Leading scientists around the world agree that man-made greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels are causing global warming. Effects are already being seen worldwide.

Gulf Oil Spill

With a century-long legacy of conservation along the Gulf Coast, Audubon is committed to helping this vital region recover – from the BP oil disaster and also from decades of other environmental assaults. Together, we can create a vibrant, sustainable gulf region for birds, for people and for the future.

Movie Set in the World of Birding Shines Light on Audubon

It’s going to be a big day for birds and Audubon when The Big Year opens in theaters on Friday, Oct. 14.

Audubon President Comments on Gulf Coast Restoration Legislation Progress

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works committee approved a bipartisan bill to dedicate fines paid by BP and other parties responsible for last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil disaster to Gulf Coast restoration.

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Successes

Important Bird Area of the Month: Currituck Marshes-Pine Island, January 2012

Under the soft green canopy of live oaks, in the rustling grasses of Currituck Sound, and in freshwater pools teeming with birdlife, change is underway at the Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary.

Alaska WatchList

Highlighting Declining and Vulnerable Bird Populations

ALASKA WATCHLIST 2010

The Brick Companies Foundation Supports Audubon

Pickering Creek Audubon Center, Easton, and Audubon Maryland-DC’s Baltimore and statewide programs benefited from The Brick Companies Classic, a charity golf tournament, held at the companies’ Queenstown Harbor golf course.

FREE 2012 Audubon Calendar

Web exclusive – Donate today to receive our FREE new 2012 Audubon Calendar. Enjoy a full year of stunningly beautiful bird photography. This impressive calendar will remind you daily of the importance of protecting birds and nature’s beauty. Supplies are limited.

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Become a Member of Audubon Today

Your Membership contribution will make you a partner in Audubon’s mission to conserve and protect nature’s at-risk birds and wildlife. Your Membership benefits will include a full year of Audubon magazine and more.

Take Action

Protect Arctic Ocean from New Oil Drilling

The ocean waters along Alaska's northern coast provide vital habitat for extraordinary wildlife, including polar bears, walruses, ice-dependent seals, endangered bowhead whales, and millions of migratory birds. The Arctic Ocean can also be phenomenally harsh: broken ice covers the water for much of the year, storms with hurricane-force winds can whip up 20-foot seas, and it is entirely dark for half the year.

The federal government recently released a proposed Five-Year Program (2012-2017) for offshore oil and gas leasing that could open up pristine new areas in the Arctic Ocean offshore of Alaska to oil drilling, even though the oil industry has never demonstrated the ability to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. Comments are due by February 8.

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