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

American Robin Photo: Lorraine Minns/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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The Importance of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve IBA to Migratory Birds
On The Wire

The Importance of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve IBA to Migratory Birds

One small study area in Southeast Alaska shocked the Audubon Science Division: The Chilkat Valley is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds.

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Time to Fly: Alaska’s Bird Festival Season Is Here!
On The Wire

Time to Fly: Alaska’s Bird Festival Season Is Here!

Here’s how Alaska’s annual birding events honor culture and art, benefit tourism and local economies, highlight conservation issues, and truly celebrate birds.

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The Second Crossing and Southeast Alaska’s Mendenhall Wetlands Important Bird Area
On The Wire

The Second Crossing and Southeast Alaska’s Mendenhall Wetlands Important Bird Area

And the case for Salmon Creek, the last option for the Juneau Douglas Second Crossing to be constructed off the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.

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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

Part 4: Protections Removed for Millions of Acres of Alaska Public Lands
BirdBlog

Part 4: Protections Removed for Millions of Acres of Alaska Public Lands

Opening these areas to mining, oil and gas exploration opens some of Alaska’s most critical salmon habitats to potential development without analyzing the impacts of these actions.

Alaska’s Roadless Rule
BirdBlog

Alaska’s Roadless Rule

One chapter in the story to protect our nation’s rainforest and fight climate change.

Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Compromises Vital Alaska Wilderness
Press Releases

Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Compromises Vital Alaska Wilderness

— Lame duck administration takes next step in a rushed process to open one of the nation’s most iconic and sacred landscapes to oil drilling.
Unprecedented Rollback of Bird Protections Cemented in Administration’s Final Days
Press Releases

Unprecedented Rollback of Bird Protections Cemented in Administration’s Final Days

Finalized bird-killer policy sidesteps the courts in a clear attempt to hamstring incoming administration from being able to protect birds.

BLM’s New Land Management Plan Allows Oil & Gas Development  in 80 % of Alaska’s Western Arctic
Press Releases

BLM’s New Land Management Plan Allows Oil & Gas Development in 80 % of Alaska’s Western Arctic

— The plan will damage critical habitat and deepen the climate crisis.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet This Week
News

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet This Week

After decades of attempts, Wednesday will bring the first-ever sale of oil leases in the wild Alaskan haven, with a tundra-damaging seismic survey soon to follow—unless a judge steps in.

Part 3: Add Your Voice to an Active Planning Process
BirdBlog

Part 3: D1 Lands Need You

Add your voice to an active planning process.

Part 2: Places with Faces and Names
BirdBlog

Part 2: Places with Faces and Names

Learn more about D1 lands.

Southeast Tribes, Conservation Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Roadless Rule
Press Releases

Southeast Tribes, Conservation Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Roadless Rule

— Audubon joins lawsuit to take aim at Trump administration decision to gut Tongass National Forest protections.
Part 1: BLM Lands at Risk
BirdBlog

Part 1: BLM Lands at Risk

Alaska’s pristine waters are threatened by last ditch efforts by the Trump Administration on BLM Lands.

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