Welcome to Audubon Alaska

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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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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It’s Been a Busy Summer for Alaska’s Federal Lands
On The Wire

It’s Been a Busy Summer for Alaska’s Federal Lands

Catch up on all the movement and wins in the world of Alaska conservation from the summer of 2024.

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The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections
On The Wire

The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections

A beginner’s guide to old-growth forests and how the Biden administration has made historical moves in Southeast Alaska’s temperate rainforest.

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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

Why we are here
BirdBlog

Why We Are Here.

A note from our Executive Director, Natalie Dawson on why we are here and what we can accomplish together.

Keeping Birds Safe in Safety Sound
BirdBlog

Keeping Birds Safe in Safety Sound

An Important Birds Area (IBA) for nesting Aleutian Terns, foraging Tundra Swans, and more.

Forest Service Proceeds with Plans to Remove Roadless Protections for Tongass National Forest
Press Releases

Forest Service Proceeds with Plans to Remove Roadless Protections for Tongass National Forest

— Agency ignores importance of old-growth trees for birds, fish, and local communities.
Lawsuit Fights Administration's Plan to Open 18 Million Acres of Western Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling
Press Releases

Lawsuit Fights Administration's Plan to Open 18 Million Acres of Western Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling

Environmental groups head to court to fight energy development plan that will damage pristine wilderness and critical habitat and deepen the climate crisis.

Audubon: “All-hands-on-deck to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.”
Press Releases

Audubon: “All-hands-on-deck to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.”

Audubon files federal lawsuit to stop the administration’s efforts to drill in the Refuge.

Alaskans Stand Up to Protect Arctic Refuge from Exploitation
Press Releases

Alaskans Stand Up to Protect Arctic Refuge from Exploitation

— A coalition of Alaskans denounced today’s decision to proceed with drilling in Arctic Refuge.
BLMʼs Final EIS on Willow continues Trump administrationʼs Arctic exploitation
Press Releases

BLMʼs Final EIS on Willow continues Trump administrationʼs Arctic exploitation

— Willow is the first step toward oil and gas drilling in the Teshekpuk Lake wetlands, a region important for millions of birds from across the globe.
Audubon Applauds Bi-partisan Support to Protect Bristol Bay
BirdBlog

Audubon Applauds Bi-partisan Support to Protect Bristol Bay

Joe Biden joins U.S. senators, country music stars, and even President Trump’s son, Donald Trump, Jr. in opposing Pebble Mine.

Groups Sue Trump Administration over Illegal Approval of Ambler Road
Press Releases

Groups Sue Trump Administration over Illegal Approval of Ambler Road

— Lawsuit charges agencies with violating ANILCA, NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and other laws
Forage Fish and Seabirds Are Critical to Alaska’s Future
BirdBlog

Forage Fish and Seabirds Are Critical to Alaska’s Future

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