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Jack Kerivan
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Gerrit Vyn, Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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John Schoen
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John Schoen
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Susanne Miller, USFWS
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Milo Burcham
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Lorelei Costa
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John Schoen
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John Schoen
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John Schoen
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Milo Burcham
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John Schoen

  • Take Action



    Help Protect Special Areas of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska!
    In July 2010, the Bureau of Land Management started to prepare the first-ever management plan covering the entire Reserve. In 1976, Congress decided managing these lands should include providing “maximum protection” for special areas with important biological values. Currently no areas have received permanent protection. See a map of the Reserve. Comments DUE October 1, 2010. Learn more and send your comments to BLM.




  • Audubon’s Alaska WatchList Highlights Birds in Trouble



    Anchorage, AK, September 2, 2010 -

    Audubon Alaska has released its “Alaska WatchList” of declining and vulnerable bird species in Alaska. The 2010 list highlights 49 species and subspecies of birds found in Alaska that are currently in trouble or that may have problems in the future due to small population sizes or restricted ranges.




  • Tongass Press Room



    Letter To Senator Bingaman Says Revised Sealaska Bill Still Harms Communities
    July 15, 2010
    A letter signed by Audubon and other conservation organizations details how Senator Murkowski's revisions to the Sealaska bill fail to address the harm the bill would cause. Read the letter here, and read the coverage in the Juneau Empire.




  • Federal Court Halts Oil and Gas Activities Under Chukchi Sea Lease Sale



    Juneau, AK, July 21, 2010 -

    A federal court halted all activities under Lease Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea off the north coast of Alaska, pending further environmental review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement, and Regulation (formerly the Minerals Management Service). The Chukchi Sea is home to sensitive populations of endangered polar bears, bowhead whales, and Spectacled and Steller’s Eiders, among many other species of fish and wildlife. The bounty of the Chukchi Sea is at the heart of the subsistence culture practiced by native Inupiat communities. Read our press release, and read our fact sheet on oil spill response capabilities in the Arctic.




  • Millions of Americans Join Call to Protect Arctic Refuge



    Washington, D.C., June 8, 2010 -

    On behalf of the more than 10 million Americans they represent, over 30 organizations submitted comments on the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to recommend wilderness designation for all 19 million acres of this unique, wild place as part of a mandated federal review process.




  • Alaska WatchList



    Alaska WatchList 2010 is now available! The Alaska WatchList is Audubon Alaska’s science-based, early warning system that identifies and ranks the bird species and subspecies that have the greatest conservation needs—and opportunities.




  • Arctic Marine Synthesis: Atlas of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas



    In early 2010, Audubon Alaska, in partnership with Oceana, completed the Arctic Marine Synthesis: Atlas of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The project area includes the southern Beaufort, southern Chukchi, and northern Bering seas. Publication of the atlas is particularly timely in light of President Obama’s recent announcement regarding offshore drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Read the press release or the atlas itself.




  • Alaska Bird Conference



    The Alaska Bird Conference will be held in Anchorage November 16 – 18, 2010. This is the biggest all-bird conference in Alaska, featuring talks from agencies, university campuses, and NGOs statewide. We are now inviting abstracts for oral and poster presentations and nominations for the Pete Isleib Award. Click here for abstract submission guidelines, details about the Isleib Award, and more information about the conference.




  • Important Bird Areas



    IBAs of Alaska Map

    Is it any surprise that Alaska has more globally significant bird habitats than any other state in the union? Over the last seven years, Audubon has combed Alaska to find Important Bird Areas (IBAs) across the state. To showcase these habitats, we are offering beautiful, poster-sized maps for your wall or classroom. The map is more than a geography lesson or promotional swag; it features full-color, original artwork by David Allen Sibley. Email us to request a your copy free-of-charge (though donations to offset costs and to support our IBA program are always appreciated).