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
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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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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

Redo of Land Management Plan for Western Arctic Puts  Globally Important Habitat of Teshepuk Lake at Risk
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Redo of Land Management Plan for Western Arctic Puts Globally Important Habitat of Teshepuk Lake at Risk

— Audubon is dedicated to protecting this ecological hotspot as Department of Interior announces decision to redo current plan
Forest Service’s “Landscape Level Analysis” ignores ecology and economics
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Forest Service’s “Landscape Level Analysis” ignores ecology and economics

— Environmental review process reveals unsustainable focus on old-growth logging
Massive new oil project poses risks to Arctic birds and wildlife
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Massive new oil project poses risks to Arctic birds and wildlife

— Fast-tracked Willow development project shifts into high-gear in the Western Arctic.
Changes to Roadless Rule puts Alaska’s old-growth forests at risk
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Changes to Roadless Rule puts Alaska’s old-growth forests at risk

— Process to write Alaska-specific rule could open protected areas to logging.
Audubon Alaska Honored by the Coast Guard for Bering Strait Mapping
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Audubon Alaska Honored by the Coast Guard for Bering Strait Mapping

— Audubon Alaska received a Public Service Commendation from the USCG for Audubon's recommendations regarding Areas to be Avoided in the Bering Strait Port Access Route Study.
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Special Reports and Publications

A library of Audubon Alaska publications.

Rushed Lease Sale Process Jeopardizes the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Rushed Lease Sale Process Jeopardizes the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

— Migrating Arctic birds face an uncertain future as the Department of the Interior accelerates process.
Tongass National Forest narrowly avoids threat from spending bill
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Tongass avoids threat from spending bill

— Two Tongass-related riders are not included in the legislative text for the 2018 omnibus spending bill.
Our New Ecological Atlas Takes Flight
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Our New Ecological Atlas Takes Flight

Learn more about the impact of our atlas.

Sneaky Budget Riders Imperil Tongass Trees
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Sneaky Budget Riders Imperil Tongass Trees

Tongass-related legislative riders could get attached to the federal government's omnibus appropriations bill.

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