News & Updates

News & Updates

Meet the Dipper, North America's Only Aquatic Songbird
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Meet the Dipper, North America's Only Aquatic Songbird

A photographer spent years on rushing streams in the Rocky Mountains documenting the remarkable American Dipper.

Gain a Duck, Lose a Crow: the 2020 Updates to North American Bird Names
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Gain a Duck, Lose a Crow: the 2020 Updates to North American Bird Names

The Mexican Duck is now its own species, and the Northwestern Crow officially gets lumped with American Crow.

Ambler's Rivers & Streams
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Ambler's Rivers & Streams

Meet the fascinating fish that feed the landscape of Ambler, Alaska.

Long-Awaited House Report Provides Blueprint for Congress on Climate Change
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Long-Awaited House Report Provides Blueprint for Congress on Climate Change

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis offers guidance for rebuilding a cleaner future in the wake of COVID-19

Bureau of Land Management continues attack on Arctic Alaska
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Bureau of Land Management continues attack on Alaska's Arctic

Revised plan gives more public land to oil and gas companies at expense of public health.

Federal Judge Sends Massive Logging Project on Prince of Wales Back to the Drawing Board
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Victory for Old-growth Trees of the Tongass National Forest

Federal Judge Sends Massive Logging Project on Prince of Wales Back to the Drawing Board.

The Collective Geography of Hope
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The Collective Geography of Hope

Join us in building a better future for birds and people

Court Shuts Down Interior’s Second Illegal Land Deal with King Cove Corp
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Court Shuts Down Interior’s Second Illegal Land Deal with King Cove Corp

Ruling sustains protections for vital wetlands in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and for public lands everywhere.

‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors
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‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors

Sparked by a racist incident last week in Central Park, the new initiative aims to boost recognition and representation of Black people enjoying and studying the natural world.

Baffling Blackbirds, Whirling Shorebirds, and Elusive Chickadees
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Baffling Blackbirds, Whirling Shorebirds, and Elusive Chickadees

Meet the birds of the proposed Ambler Road corridor in Alaska.

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