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Helping to conserve the spectacular natural ecosystems of Alaska for people, birds, and wildlife since 1977.

Horned Puffin Photo: Michael Cohen/Audubon Photography Awards

On The Wire
On The Wire

On The Wire

Follow along for solutions-based, Alaska-focused bird and conservation news.

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Southeast Alaska Birding Trail
Southeast Alaska Birding Trail

Southeast Alaska Birding Trail

Southeast Alaska is a fantastic place to go birding. Explore the area using this virtual trail as your guide.

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Izembek: An Incredibly Critical Migratory Bird Habitat Is at Risk
On The Wire

Izembek: An Incredibly Critical Migratory Bird Habitat Is at Risk

The Department of the Interior released a draft Environmental Impact Statement recommending a multi-part land swap, spelling trouble for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and public lands across Alaska.

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The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska’s Birds
On The Wire

The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska’s Birds

Community science and Christmastime go hand in hand thanks to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, but conservationists use eBird data year-round to improve the life of birds—Alaska’s included.

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Mining Could Pollute Alaska’s Chilkat Valley. A Tribe and Local Groups Defend their Way of Life
On The Wire

Mining Could Pollute Alaska’s Chilkat Valley. A Tribe and Local Groups Defend their Way of Life

Inside the fight for the watershed with the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan, residents in Haines, and Audubon Alaska.

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Important Bird Areas
Important Bird Areas

Important Bird Areas

Learn about Alaska's most important hotspots for breeding, migrating, and wintering birds.

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Alaska WatchList
Conservation

Alaska WatchList

Highlighting Declining and Vulnerable Bird Populations

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Audubon Alaska's Ecological Atlases
Audubon Alaska Products

Audubon Alaska's Ecological Atlases

Order your hard copy of one of our ecological atlases.

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Our State's Birds

Recent News

Sandpipers’ Last Supper
BirdBlog

Sandpipers’ Last Supper

The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud.

At Alaska’s Yakutat Tern Festival, Seabirds and Local Culture Soar
On The Wire

At Alaska’s Yakutat Tern Festival, Seabirds and Local Culture Soar

The annual event highlights the remote village’s Aleutian Terns and Alaska Native community.

Submit to the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
BirdBlog

Submit to the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

Calling all Alaska photographers! Our premier bird photography and video contest is accepting entries until March 5, 2025.

Second Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska's Arctic Yields No Interest
On The Wire

Second Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska's Arctic Yields No Interest

Here's what the 2017 Tax Act has to do with the Arctic Refuge National Wildlife Refuge, otherwise known as the World's Bird Nursery.

A Victory for the Brooks Range
BirdBlog

A Victory for the Brooks Range

The provision to advance Alaska’s Ambler Road mining access project has been removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.

Izembek: An Incredibly Critical Migratory Bird Habitat Is at Risk
On The Wire

Izembek: An Incredibly Critical Migratory Bird Habitat Is at Risk

The Department of the Interior released a draft Environmental Impact Statement recommending a multi-part land swap, spelling trouble for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and public lands across Alaska.

Show up for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Monday!
News

Show up for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Monday!

A public meeting on the “Potential Land Exchange for a Road Between King Cove and Cold Bay” will be held on December 9 in Anchorage.

A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley
BirdBlog

A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley

DOWA, a Japanese smelter company and major funder of the proposed Palmer Mine, has pulled out of the project!

The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska’s Birds
On The Wire

The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska’s Birds

Community science and Christmastime go hand in hand thanks to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, but conservationists use eBird data year-round to improve the life of birds—Alaska’s included.

Seabirds Rejoice! Rat-Free Aleutian Islands Are Possible
On The Wire

Seabirds Rejoice! Rat-Free Aleutian Islands Are Possible

A centuries-old issue has seen some hopeful momentum with recent and near-future rat eradication efforts in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

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