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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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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It’s Been a Busy Summer for Alaska’s Federal Lands
On The Wire

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
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

Accountability at Home
BirdBlog

Accountability at Home

What you can do to help protect public lands.

What Comes With Light
News

What Comes With Light

Measuring the Wild
BirdBlog

Measuring the Wild

How do we evaluate an impact to an idea like Wilderness?

Dirt Democracy
BirdBlog

Dirt Democracy

The importance of connection and community in combating the climate crisis.

Hold that Road!
BirdBlog

Hold that Road!

Administration takes the first step to course correct Trump-Era NEPA rules.

The Future of Infrastructure
BirdBlog

The Future of Infrastructure

At the heart of infrastructure is the question: How do we get from point A to point B and what values should we consider in that journey?

The Entire Colorado River Basin is in Crisis
BirdBlog

The Entire Colorado River Basin is in Crisis

We need climate action, now. (part of our series on climate change in the Pacific Flyway)

EPA Plans Next Step Towards Protecting Bristol Bay
BirdBlog

EPA Plans Next Step Towards Protecting Bristol Bay

Agency says it will invoke its Clean Water Act authority to block Pebble Mine, a project that would threaten one of the most important places for birds on the planet.

Protecting the Kasilof for Unique Migratory Tenants
BirdBlog

Protecting the Kasilof for Unique Migratory Tenants

An article from our friend John Wros with The Conservation Fund.

How the Boreal Forest Can Help Protect Birds (and the Planet) from Climate Change
Climate

How the Boreal Forest Can Help Protect Birds (and the Planet) from Climate Change

As the areas like the Pacific Flyway heat up, we turn towards nature-based climate solutions for answers.

How you can help, right now