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Birding
Hotlines around
ALASKA
907.338.BIRD (Anchorage)
907.235.7337 (Homer)
907.224.2325 (Seward)
907.451.9213 (Fairbanks)
907.262.2300 (Central Kenai Peninsula) |
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| Victory for Teshekpuk
Lake—For Now |
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©
Gerrit Vyn, The Macaulay Library of the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology |
On July 16, 2008 the Secretary of Interior announced the
Bureau of Land Management’s Record of Decision for
the Northeast Area of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The decision includes a ten-year deferral of oil and gas
leasing north and east of Teshekpuk Lake. This decision
lifts the immediate threat of leasing, but it does not
afford permanent protection for this critical wetlands
area.
READ MORE about Teshekpuk Lake.
SEE PICTURES of Teshekpuk Lake on the Field and Stream website.
DONATE NOW to help protect Teshekpuk Lake and wildlands across Alaska. |
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| Birding Maps Now Available! |
Birding maps are now available for the greater Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Kodiak areas. All three maps include local bird checklists and site descriptions for dozens of local birding hot spots. The Anchorage map is now available at: REI, Title Wave Books, Cabin Fever, Alaska Mill & Feed, Campbell Creek Science Center, APLIC, USGS Map Store, and Begich, Boggs Visitor Center at Portage Glacier.
READ
MORE about the Anchorage map in the Anchorage Daily News.
CLICK HERE for more information on all three maps. |
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| NEW: 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.
DOWNLOAD
THE PDF of Alaska’s IBA map (384 KB, PDF file).
EMAIL
US to request a copy.
READ MORE
about Alaska’s IBA program.
DONATE
NOW to support Audubon’s conservation work
in Alaska.
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| Chukchi in Peril |
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©
Marc Webber, USFWS |
The Chukchi is one of the most productive ocean ecosystems
in the world; it is habitat for Pacific walrus, millions of
seabirds and waterfowl, four species of ice seals, several
species of endangered whales, and half of America’s
polar bears. This past February, the US Department of
the Interior held the first of several planned oil and
gas lease sales on nearly 30 million acres of the Chukchi
Sea—an area the size of Pennsylvania.
READ
MORE about the Chukchi Sea and what Audubon is doing.
TAKE
ACTION by contacting your Senators and Representative.
DONATE NOW to Audubon Alaska and help us defend the Chukchi. |
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| Tongass Forest: Last Chance
for Temperate Rainforest |
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© John Schoen |
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is our
nation’s largest national forest. Nearly 17 million acres
in size, it encompasses the largest intact temperate rainforest
on earth, and it is home to abundant fish and wildlife,
including Marbled Murrelets, brown bears, and all five
species of Pacific salmon. But conservation of the Tongass
is at a critical juncture. This is our last chance to
protect temperate rainforest at an ecosystem scale.
READ
MORE about the Tongass National Forest.
VIEW
A SLIDESHOW of Tongass photographs.
CHECK
OUT National Geographic’s recent article on the Tongass.
READ
OUR CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT for the Tongass. |
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Alaska
715 L Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
phone: 907.276.7034 | fax: 907.276.5069
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