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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
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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
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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

Audubon Flying to Court for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
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Audubon Flying to Court for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

— Audubon and other conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the recent land transfer agreement.
Department of the Interior Agrees to Trade Away Vital Bird Habitat
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Department of the Interior Agrees to Trade Away Vital Bird Habitat

— The Trump administration is doubling down on its irresponsible management of our nation’s public lands and waters.
Teshekpuk Lake: A Wildlife Safe Haven
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Teshekpuk Lake: A Wildlife Safe Haven

A new report highlights Teshekpuk Lake in the Western Arctic - an ecological hotspot of global significance.

New Report Highlights Threatened, World-Class Wildlife in the Western Arctic
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New Wildlife Report Highlights Threatened, World-Class Wildlife in the Western Arctic

The Western Arctic is an ecological hotspot of global significance.

New Oil Findings Don’t Change Responsibility to Protect Western Arctic Natural Wonders
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New Oil Findings Don’t Change Responsibility to Protect Western Arctic Natural Wonders

— Wildlife values abound both onshore and offshore in the Western Arctic.
What do taxes, health care, and the Arctic Refuge all have in common?
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What do taxes, health care, and the Arctic Refuge all have in common?

They all appear in the monster tax reform package that Congress is aiming to pass in early December.

Senator Murkowski Attaches Habitat-Threatening Language to Draft Appropriations Bill
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Senator Murkowski Attaches Habitat-Threatening Language to Draft Appropriations Bill

— The budget rider would undo the 2016 Tongass Land Management Plan amendment.
The 2,000-Acre Footprint Myth
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The 2,000-Acre Footprint Myth

The truth behind the deceptive figure used to justify drilling in the Arctic Refuge.

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.

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