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

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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
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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
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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
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Alaska WatchList

Highlighting Declining and Vulnerable Bird Populations

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Audubon Alaska's Ecological Atlases
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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

Tongass National Forest Threatened by the Congressional Review Act
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Tongass National Forest Threatened by the Congressional Review Act

Lawmakers may use the CRA to undo the Tongass Land Management Plan amendment.

Izembek Land Transfer Would Jeopardize Globally Important Bird Habitat
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Izembek Land Transfer Would Jeopardize Globally Important Bird Habitat

— The land transfer would lay the groundwork for a road through Izembek.
The Emperor Has No Timber?
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The Emperor Has No Timber?

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

A Success Story
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A Success Story

The Emperor Goose population has rebounded.

Teshekpuk Lake Implicated in Oil Lease Sale Process
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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