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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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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

A Curious Land Formation in the Western Arctic
BirdBlog

A Curious Land Formation in the Western Arctic

— Explore the Pik Dunes
Government Agencies Skirmish Over Inaccurate Environmental Impact Report on Arctic Refuge Drilling
News

Government Agencies Skirmish Over Inaccurate Environmental Impact Report on Arctic Refuge Drilling

The Trump administration paints a too-rosy picture of how oil and gas development will impact Alaska’s coastal plain ecology, its own experts say.

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Timber Sale in Alaska National Forest
News

Lawsuit Challenges Massive Timber Sale in Alaska National Forest

— Prince of Wales Island sale would harm habitat and the local economy.
Prince of Wales Island
BirdBlog

Prince of Wales Island

— Where the trees tell an ancient story.
Birds of Bristol Bay: the Tufted Puffin
BirdBlog

Birds of Bristol Bay: the Tufted Puffin

— Let's take a closer look at this colorful character.
 A Conversation with Audubon Alaska's Executive Director
BirdBlog

A Conversation with Audubon Alaska's Executive Director

— Meet Natalie Dawson.
District Court Voids Land Exchange Deal between DOI and King Cove
News

District Court Voids Land Exchange Deal between DOI and King Cove

— Ruling comes as big win for birds and other wildlife in Izembek.
Forest Service’s “Landscape Level Analysis” ignores ecology and economics
News

Forest Service’s “Landscape Level Analysis” ignores ecology and economics

— Decision reveals unsustainable focus on old-growth logging.
More Than 300 Scientists Oppose Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan
News

More Than 300 Scientists Oppose Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan

— Scientists and resource managers cite deficits in government’s draft environmental impact statement on the proposed oil leasing program.
National Audubon Society Names Natalie Dawson as Audubon Alaska’s Next Executive Director
News

Audubon Welcomes Natalie Dawson

— The National Audubon Society has announced the appointment of Natalie Dawson as executive director of Audubon Alaska, the Alaska state office of the National Audubon Society.

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