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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Let Them Eat Mud: How Biofilm Can Change Shorebird Conservation
On The Wire

Let Them Eat Mud: How Biofilm Can Change Shorebird Conservation

And how the biofilm “film” documents this scientific breakthrough for Western Sandpipers while highlighting a dangerous development project on a crucial stopover site.

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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

NEPA Rollback in Alaska
BirdBlog

NEPA Rollback in Alaska

Learn why it threatens Alaskans’ “coexistence” for communities and the natural world

Audubon: Congress Must Pass New Bird Protection Bill
News

Audubon: Congress Must Pass New Bird Protection Bill

— Press Release from National Audubon Society.
When Everything is Not OK
BirdBlog

When Everything is Not OK

What do we do when we know everything is not okay? We work together to lessen the impact.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees
BirdBlog

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Individual Actions Add up to Massive Public Support for the Tongass.

Smoke and Mirrors
BirdBlog

Smoke and Mirrors

Taking a closer look at Alternative B in the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the NPR-A management plan.

The NPR-A, where birds raise their young and dance for their mates.
BirdBlog

The NPR-A, Where Birds Raise their Young and Dance for their Mates

Meet the baby owlets, fuzzy goslings, and dancing shorebirds that live in the Western Arctic.

Karta Roadless Area on Prince of Wales Island
BirdBlog

Karta Roadless Area on Prince of Wales Island

A Spotlight on Habitat Connectivity and Ecological Crossroads.

North Etolin Roadless Area on Etolin Island
News

North Etolin Roadless Area on Etolin Island

A Spotlight on the Alexander Archipelago Wolf.

North Kuiu Roadless Area and Security Roadless Area on Kuiu Island
BirdBlog

North Kuiu Roadless Area and Security Roadless Area on Kuiu Island

A Spotlight on the Pacific Marten.

Hoonah Sound Roadless Area on Chichagof Island
BirdBlog

Hoonah Sound Roadless Area on Chichagof Island

A Spotlight on Climate Resiliency.

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