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Red-legged Kittiwake, Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Photo: Kathleen Borshanian/Audubon Photography Awards

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Sandpipers’ Last Supper
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Sandpipers’ Last Supper

The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud.

Submit to the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards
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Submit to the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

Calling all Alaska photographers! Our premier bird photography and video contest is accepting entries until March 5, 2025.

A Victory for the Brooks Range
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A Victory for the Brooks Range

The provision to advance Alaska’s Ambler Road mining access project has been removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.

Show up for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Monday!
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Show up for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge on Monday!

A public meeting on the “Potential Land Exchange for a Road Between King Cove and Cold Bay” will be held on December 9 in Anchorage.

A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley
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A Big Win for the Chilkat Valley

DOWA, a Japanese smelter company and major funder of the proposed Palmer Mine, has pulled out of the project!

Two Events to Support Taashuyee-Chookan.aani/Mendenhall Wetlands
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Two Events to Support Taashuyee-Chookan.aani/Mendenhall Wetlands

Two events are coming up in the Juneau area with information on supporting or learning more about Taashuyee-Chookan.aani, or Mendenhall Wetlands.

A Life of Attending Alaska’s Birds: Celebrating Jim King
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A Life of Attending Alaska’s Birds: Celebrating Jim King

A look back on the life of James Gore "Jim" King VI, a famed waterfowl biologist and pilot who was instrumental in the protection of millions of acres of Alaskan bird habitat.

Wildlife Ecologist John Schoen Is Teaching a Class This Fall
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Wildlife Ecologist John Schoen Is Teaching a Class This Fall

Dr. Schoen will present an eight-week class entitled “Alaska Wildlife and Wild Lands” through Opportunities for Lifelong Education (OLE) starting October 3. 2024. Here are the details.

Seeing Alaska's Iconic Wildlife for the First Time
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Seeing Alaska's Iconic Wildlife for the First Time

As a newcomer exploring this state for just a summer, our Outreach and Communications Advocate Hannah Gilmer encountered some incredible creatures. Here’s a look at the coolest wildlife she saw (and where she spotted them).

A First-Timer’s Trip to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
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A First-Timer’s Trip to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Homer hosts a spectacular annual bird festival. Here's a recap of the presentations, workshops, and (in)famous bird-calling contest of the 32nd annual event.

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