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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
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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

Clearcut old-growth logging slated to continue indefinitely on the troubled Tongass National Forest
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Clearcut old-growth logging slated to continue indefinitely on Tongass

— Tongass plan decision scales back but doesn't end old-growth logging
Obama’s Proposed Offshore Drilling Plan Falls Short in Protecting Arctic Ocean
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Obama’s Proposed Offshore Drilling Plan Falls Short in Protecting Arctic Ocean

— Parts of Arctic Coast Still Up for Grabs
Historic Vote on Arctic Refuge
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Historic Vote on Arctic Refuge Wilderness

— This marks the first time Congress has voted on legislation to designate Wilderness in the Arctic Refuge.
Tongass Management Plan Amendment Moves too Slowly in Ending Old-Growth Logging Says Audubon Alaska
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Forest Service amendment moves too slowly out of Tongass old-growth logging

— The Forest Service needs to transition out of old-growth logging within 5 years.
First Oil Development Project in NPRA Follows Balanced Plan
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First Oil Development Project in NPRA Follows Balanced Plan

— BLM grants permits for Greater Mooses Tooth 1 project.
Federal Judge Rules to Protect Wilderness in Izembek
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Federal Judge Rules to Protect Wilderness in Izembek

— Court Upholds Interior Department's Decision Against Building a Road
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Shell Oil’s Risky and Reckless Arctic Drilling Plan
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Environmental Groups Challenge Shell Oil’s Risky and Reckless Arctic Drilling Plan

— Agency gave Shell the stamp of approval to drill in fragile Arctic Ocean, despite threats.

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