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Common Loon with chicks. Photo: Stephen Barnum/APA 2018

BirdBlog
BirdBlog

BirdBlog

Follow our blog and keep up on latest news and notes on birds and conservation in Alaska.

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Press Releases
Press Releases

News

Read current press releases and news articles on birds and conservation in Alaska.

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Survival by Degrees Storymap
Climate

New Survival by Degrees: Alaska StoryMap

Check out this new tool that shows just how vulnerable birds are to climate change across Alaska.

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Understory
Conservation

Understory: A Journey into the Tongass

Audubon Alaska is excited to be a partner on this new documentary film highlighting the Tongass National Forest and featuring Natalie Dawson.

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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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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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Our State's Birds

Recent News

The Emperor Has No Timber?
News

The Emperor Has No Timber?

Despite liberal allowances for clearcutting, Southeast Alaska's timber industry may be on its way out.

A Success Story
News

A Success Story

The Emperor Goose population has rebounded.

Teshekpuk Lake Implicated in Oil Lease Sale Process
News

Teshekpuk Lake Implicated in Oil Lease Sale Process

BLM puts out a call for oil lease sale nominations in protected areas of the NPRA.

Using Science to Conserve the Arctic
News

Using Science to Conserve the Arctic

Audubon Alaska released the 'Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas'

Open-pit Mining Threatens Bristol Bay
News

Open-pit Mining Threatens Bristol Bay

The US EPA is considering allowing Pebble Mine to operate in Bristol Bay.

Trump Administration Takes Next Step to Expand Offshore Drilling
News

Trump Administration Takes Next Step to Expand Offshore Drilling

The process to re-do the Five Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program has begun.

Secretarial Order on the Arctic: Bad for Birds, Bad for Balance
News

Secretarial Order on the Arctic: Bad for Birds, Bad for Balance

— Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke signed a Secretarial Order re-opening a planning process for oil and gas leasing in the NPRA, and calling for a review of the petroleum geology in the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain.
President Trump's Arctic Ocean Executive Order, Explained
News

President Trump's Arctic Ocean Executive Order, Explained

President Trump's Executive Order on expanding federal offshore energy puts the Arctic Ocean back on the table for offshore drilling.

Reversal on Arctic Ocean Protections Puts Vital Arctic Marine Areas at Risk
News

Reversal on Arctic Ocean Protections Puts Vital Arctic Marine Areas at Risk

Today, the Trump Administration directed the Department of Interior to walk back protections to vital marine areas in the U.S. Arctic Ocean.

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