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Arctic
- More Arctic drilling? Interior Department may undo Obama-era set-asides (KTUU Channel 2, November 28, 2018)
- ConocoPhillips executive: more land around Teshekpuk Lake should be available for drilling (KTOO Public Media, November 27, 2018)
- The Energy 202: Trump administration eyes more of Alaskan Arctic for oil drilling (The Washington Post, Energy 202, November 21, 2018)
- Interior seeks to bolster oil and gas activity in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Anchorage Daily News, November 20, 2018)
- Interior to overhaul plans for petroleum reserve (E&E News, November 20, 2018)
- Trump Agency Moves to Expand Drilling in Alaskan Oil Reserve (Bloomberg, November 20, 2018)
- Trump administration, North Slope Borough eye protected Teshekpuk area for drilling (Anchorage Daily News, August 15, 2018)
- Interior official: ‘millions’ more acres in NPR-A to open for oil development(Alaska Public Media, August 9, 2018)
- ConocoPhillips’ Willow prospect advances with review effort by federal government (Anchorage Daily News, August 7, 2018)
- No thanks to ANWR Drilling (LTE by Rebecca Wolfe, Anchorage Daily News, February 16, 2018)
- ANWR drilling is huge gamble for Porcupine Herd (Op-ed by Ken Whitten, Fairbanks Daily News Miner, January 13, 2018)
- Giessel's wrong on ANWR (LTE by Nils Warnock, Anchorage Daily News, January 12, 2018)
- Trump Expands Offshore Drilling in “Assault” on Biodiversity and Coastal & Indigenous Communities (Democracy Now, January 11, 2018)
- Secretary Zinke has it wrong on special interests in Alaska (Op-ed, Anchorage Daily News, January 1, 2018)
- New oil estimate for NPR-A: It’s ‘HUGE’ (Alaska Public Media, December 22, 2017)
- Federal report finds ‘huge’ increase in North Slope oil potential (Anchorage Daily News, December 22, 2017)
- Flagstaff's birders worried about arctic drilling in tax bill (Arizona Daily Sun, December 21, 2017)
- Arctic Refuge drilling permission tucked into tax bill: What's at stake (Minn Post, December 12, 2017)
- America’s Wildest Place Is Open for Business (NY Times, November 11, 2017)
- Ecological Atlas of Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas Conveys Years’ Worth of Data, (KNOM, October 3, 2017)
- Trump Administration Looks to Expand Oil Development in Alaska (NPR, Here & Now, September 20, 2017)
- Thousands weigh in on opening more of NPRA (KTVA 11 News, September 6, 2017)
- There’s a new Arctic drilling battle brewing…and it’s not in ANWR (Alaska Public Media, August 18, 2017)
- Trump administration signals it could open more of the Arctic to drilling (Alaska Public Media, August 7, 2017)
- New Arctic Alaska marine atlas details ecosystem of the changing region (Alaska Dispatch News, August 6, 2017)
- With new actions, Zinke says Alaska is 'open for business' (E&E News, June 1, 2017)
- Petroleum reserve plan is working; why fix what isn't broken? (Op-ed, Alaska Dispatch News, May 22, 2017)
- Opening ANWR to oil drilling is priority in Trump's proposed budget (Alaska Dispatch News, May 23, 2017)
- Hilcorp said what? by Nils Warnock (Letter to the Editor, Alaska Dispatch News; March 27, 2017)
- The Arctic Just Got a Welcome Reprieve (Audubon Magazine; July 22, 2016)
- What's Going on with the Arctic Refuge (Audubon Magazine; July 22, 2016)
- Hats Off - Local birdwatchers sweep Great American Arctic Birding Challenge (The Challis Messenger; July 7, 2016)
- How to Protect Birds at the End of the Earth (Audubon Magazine; January-February 2016)
- Alison Holloran and Nils Warnock: In support of Michael Bennet's wilderness bill (Boulder Daily Camera; December 15, 2015)
- Obama Walks a Fine Line on Climate in Alaska, and So Do Alaskans (InsideClimate News; September 1, 2015)
- Arctic Birds Can't Be Cleaned by Nils Warnock (Alaska Dispatch News; August 18, 2015)
- Audubon Wins Esri President's Award (National Audubon website; July 20, 2015)
- Audubon Society Says Arctic Drilling Approval Ignores Conservation Concerns (Epoch Times; May 12, 2015)
- Obama administration approves Arctic Drilling Plan (USA Today, May 11, 2015)
- Obama Administration Approves Shell's Drilling Plan for the Arctic (Huffington Post; May 11, 2015)
- Shell Gets Aprroval to Try Again in Drilling Arctic (McClatchy; May 11, 2015)
- Shell Gains Approval to Drill in the Arctic (Audubon Magazine online; May 11, 2015)
- One Reason Obama Might Open the Arctic to Drilling: China (The New Republic; May 11, 2015)
- Shell Wins Key Federal Approval for Its Arctic Oil Drilling Plans (Seattle Post-Intellegencer; May 11, 2015)
- Shell Receives Conditional Approval to Drill in the Arctic Ocean (The Verge; May 11, 2015)
- Shell Scraps Plans to Drill in Arctic Waters in 2014 (Audubon Magazine online; January 31, 2014)
- Big Win for Arctic Wildlife (Audubon Magazine online; January 27, 2014)
- BOEM Reviews Lease Sale Comments (Alaska Public Radio Network; December 5, 13)
- Shell Shows It Can't Ensure Safe Offshore Oil Operation in the Arctic (Audubon Magazine; November/December 2013)
- ESRI Helps the National Audubon Society Build National Bird Map for Habitat Conservation (Wall Street Journal; July 10 2013)
- Group of Nebraska Birders Wins National Championship (Omaha World-Herald; July 9, 2013)
- Shell Abandons Arctic Drilling for 2013 (Brisbane Times; February 28, 2013)
- Shell Abandons Alaska Offshore Drilling for This Year (Yahoo News; February 27, 2013)
- Shell Abandons Alaska Offshore Drilling for This Year (Chicago Tribune; February 27, 2013)
- New Plan Strikes Balance Between Wildlife Protections and Oil Development in Alaska (Audubon Magazine.org; February 21, 2013)
- Salazar Signs Sweeping Plan for Alaska Reserve, Confirms Potential Pipeline (E&E News; February 21, 2013)
- Shell Probably Spilled Fuel in an Important Arctic Bird Habitat, of Course (Grist; January 10, 2013)
- Future of Arctic Drilling Uncertain in Wake of Shell's Accidents (AudubonMagazine.org; January 10, 2013)
- Alaska Oil Rig's Lifeboats May Have Leaked Fuel, Coast Guard Says (L.A. Times; January 9, 2013)
- Audubon Map of Important Bird Areas near Kulluk Grounding (Politico;s Morning Energy-Speed Reads; January 9. 2013)
- Obama Win Buys Time, but Action-packed Lame Duck Looms (E&E Publishing; November 7, 2012)
- The Real Dangers of Arctic Drilling by David Yarnold, President of National Audubon Society (Politco blog; 10-2-12)
- Shell's Setback Highlights Environmental Risks of Drilling in Arctic Waters (Audubon Magazine; September 19, 2012)
- Shell Gets Ok to Start Chukchi Sea Drilling (Anchorage Daily News; August 30, 2012)
- Salazar Proposes Plan for Petroleum Reserve (Associated Press story in Anchorage Daily News; August 13, 2012)
- Teshekpuk Lake in Peril: Home to Brant, Caribou, and Much More... (BirdNote radio program; July 23, 2012)
- Greenpeace, Audubon Sue to Block Shell Alaska Spill Plan (Bloomberg Businessweek; July 10, 2012)
- Greenpeace, Audubon Sue to Block Shell Alaska Spill Plan (Bloomberg; July 10, 2012)
- Green Groups Plan Legal Challenge to Arctic Drilling (New York Times, Envrionment blog; July 9, 2012)
- "Vast Majority" of Public Comments Favor NPRA Conservation--BLM (Greenwire, E&E Publishing; June 20, 2012)
- National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Comment Period Elicits 410,000 Calls for Balance of Conservation and Development (ENews Park Forest; June 18, 2012)
- Amazing Bird Needs a Safe Site (Anchorage Daily News; May 11, 2012)
- 400,000 People, 573 Scientists and more than 60 Members of Congress Urge Obama to Say No to Arctic Drilling (YubaNet.com; February 8, 2012)
- The Other Arctic (Audubon Magazine; November/December 2011)
- Energy in America: No Bridge to Oil (FoxNews.com; November 28, 2011)
- Audubon President Demands Protection of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Surfbirds.com; November 20, 2011)
- On Thin Ice (Audubon Magazine; November 9, 2011)
- Looking for Arctic Oil Spill Lessons Along Banks of the Yellowstone River
(Alaska Dispatch; July 21, 2011) - Obama Seeks Simpler Drilling Oversight (Anchorage Daily News; July 12, 2011)
- Obama Hopes to Simplify Drilling Decisions in Alaska (iStockAnalyst; July 12, 2011
- Drilling in Arctic waters? Scientists aren't sure if it is safe (LA Times; June 24, 2011)
- Proposed Legislation Threatens Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake (Surfbirds News; June 21, 2011)
- GOP Urges Speedier Permitting in Alaska Oil and Gas Reserve (TheNewsTribune.com; June 18, 2011)
- Salazar Announces Alaska Oil Lease Sale (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; June 17, 2011)
- Salazar Announces Alaska Oil Lease Sale (Westport News; June 17, 2011)
- GOP Urges Speedier Permitting in Alaska Oil and Gas Reserve (Anchorage Daily News; June 17, 2011)
- Salazar Announces 2011 NPR-A Lease Sale (KTUU-NBC affiliate; June 16, 2011)
- Critics: Federal Arctic Drilling Impact Statement Falls Short ... Again (Huffington Post; May 23, 2011)
- Obama Shifts to Speed Oil and Gas Drilling in U.S. (New York Times; May 14, 2011)
- Walrus Tracking Links Sea Ice To Population Decline (APRN; February 9, 2011)
- Alaska Poised to Become Battleground over Wild Lands Policy (Land Letter (E&E Publishing); January 13, 2011)
- NAS Cleans Up the Mess (Jackson Hole Weekly (Wyoming); January 5, 2011)
- Battle Heats Up Over Alaskan Petroleum Reserve (National Public Radio; January 3, 2011)
- Polar Bears Could Survive on Persisting Ice: But Arctic Ice Must Be Protected from Oil and Pollution (Nature; December 15, 2010)
- Starkville Birdwatchers Receive Top Honor (The Dispatch; December 11, 2010)
- National Monument Status Urged for Arctic Refuge (Associated Press [on Huffington Post]; December 4, 2010)
- Why Not Wilderness? (Audubon Magazine, Audubon in Action section at end of article; Nov/Dec 2010)
- Balancing Risk and Reward in Arctic OCS (Petroleum News; October 3, 2010)
- Wilderness Review Could Block ANWR (MSNBC/KTUU; September 28, 2010)
- Alaskan Oil Reserve Could See New Protections Under Pending Interior Plan (New York Times; July 30, 2010)
- Critical Alaska Habitat Spared From Oil and Natural Gas Development (National Geographic Daily News; July 28, 2010)
- US Court Halts Arctic Oil Drilling for Review (AFP; July 22, 2010)
- How Will Climate Change Affect Arctic Migrations? (Scientific American; March 23, 2010)
- Point Hope, Environmental Groups Challenge Chukchi Sea Drilling (Anchorage Daily News; January 20, 2010)
- US Closes Parts of Arctic to Commercial Fishing (The Christian Science Monitor; August 21, 2009)
- Beaufort Sea Rapidly Erodes Arctic Shoreline (Anchorage Daily News; February 18, 2009)
- Bill Attempts to Define ANWR as Wilderness (KTUU; January 7, 2009)
- Interior Dept. Opens 2.6 Million Alaskan Acres for Oil Exploration (New York Times; July 17, 2008)
- Unsafe Haven? (Living Bird; Winter, 2008)
- Oil or Birds? (Living on Earth; September 28, 2007)
Tongass National Forest
- Record of Decision Signing Ceremony Concludes Two-Year Collaboration on POW Project (SitNews, March 18, 2019)
- Alaska wants more roads in the Tongass National Forest. The answer should be no (Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2018)
- Trump's Great American Forest Liquidation Sale (Casscadia Times, November 20, 2018)
- State of Alaska, USDA Forest Service Begin Work on Alaska State-Specific Roadless Rule (SitNews, August 3, 2018)
- Roadless rule agreement pits lawmakers against environmentalists (KTVA, August 2, 2018)
- Tongass plan isn’t perfect, but Murkowski should let it work, Op-Ed (Anchorage Daily News, November 26, 2017)
- Murkowski’s draft Interior bill targets Tongass (Ketchikan Daily News, November 21, 2017)
- FY2018 Draft Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill Released (SitNews Ketchikan, November 21, 2017)
- Tongass plan defined as ‘rule’: Decision gives Congress say in TLMP 2016 amendment (Ketchikan Daily News, October 28, 2017)
- New Southeast Atlas Identifies Valuable Habitat and Threats (KTOO Juneau Public Radio; October 12, 2016)
- Old-growth Logging Sale Halted Pending Review of Impacts to Wolves (Greenwire; October 1, 2013)
- Conservationists Look to End Old-Growth Logging (Juneau Empire; September 29, 2013)
- Legislation Finalizing Alaska Land Claims Advances in U.S. Senate (Sitnews; June 19, 2013)
- Forest Service Approves Big Thorne Timber Sale (Juneau Empire; July 1, 2013)
- Saving America's Largest National Forest (Audubon Magazine Blog; June 21, 2013)
- Sealaska Lands Bill Passes Senate Committee (KTOO; June 18, 2013)
- More Protection Urged for Fish in Tongass National Forest (Alaska Native News; 6/17/2013)
- Scientists Call for Greater Protection for Tongass Salmon Streams (KTOO; June 11, 2013)
- Will Tongass Salmon Find Champions in Congress? (Alaska Dispatch; June 10, 2013)
- Congress Considers S. 340: An Alaska Big-tree Old Growth Transfer to Private Corporation (Sitnews; May 8 2013)
- Enviros Split Over Murkowski's Sealaska Bill (E&E; March 13, 2013)
- Young Denies Existence of Big Trees (The Mudflats [blog]; July 14, 2012)
- Why Some of Our Last Remaining Old-Growth Forests May Be Privatized for a Political Favor (AlterNet:Environment; June 18, 2012)
- Scientists Blast Tongass Deal in House Omnibus Package (E&E Publishing-Forests; June 18, 2012)
- Alaskan Tribal Corp. Responds to Audubon Report Criticizing Its Tongass Plan (E&E Publishing-Forests; February 29, 2012)
- Bill Would Allow Timbering of Old-Growth Trees in Tongass National Forest (Field & Stream; February 24, 2012)
- US Legislation Threatens Oldest, Tallest Trees in Tongass Rainforest (Mongabay.com; February 27, 2012)
- Southeast Land Deal Threatens Old-Growth Trees, Audubon Says (Anchorage Daily News; February 23, 2012)
- Audubon Says Corporation Targeting Tongass Trees (KIROtv.com; February 22, 2012)
- Audubon Report Says Native Corporation Is Targeting Tongass' Last and Best Old Trees (The Republic; February 22, 2012)
- Audubon Says Alaska Native Corporation Targeting Oldest, Largest Tongass Trees (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; February 22, 2012)
- Critics Target Sealaska Bill's Environmental Impacts, pt. 3 of 6 (KCAW; 1-19-11)
- Salmon, trees and bears in the wild heart of the Tongass (KTUU; 10-22-10)
- Photographer's Tongass journey leads to bookseller's award (Anchorage Daily News; October 16, 2010)
- Sealaska Revisions Rail to Sway Conservation Community (Juneau Empire; July 2, 2010)
- Murkowski Should Try Harder to Listen (letter to the editor, Juneau Empire; March 25, 2010)
- Alaskans Fear for Their Way of Life (USA Today; March 17, 2010)
- Tongass Wars Flare Over Logjam Timber Sale (The New York Times; November 2, 2009)
- Forest Service Official Denies Logjam Appeal (Juneau Empire; September 25, 2009)
- Logjam Timber Sale Appeal Rejected (KRBD; September 2, 2009)
- Alaska Groups Want Size of Timber Sale Reduced (KTUU; August 14, 2009)
- Alaska Groups Want Size of Timber Sale Reduced (Anchorage Daily News; August 14, 2009)
- Breaking the Logjam on Logjam (SitNews; August 11, 2009)
- New Techniques Confirm Southeast Alaska Ice Age Species (Alaska Public Radio; March 18, 2009)
- Tongass Science Conference Explores Ecosystem Protection Amongst Logging (Alaska Public Radio; February 19, 2009)
- Juneau Afternoon: Interview with John Schoen and Gordon Orians (Juneau Public Radio; February 16, 2009)
- The Truth About the Tongass (National Geographic Magazine; July 2007)
Audubon Alaska Staff
- Audubon Names Gilt Groupe's Alexis Maybank to Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire; October 16, 2012)
- Audubon Alaska Director Comes to Fairbanks (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; March 9, 2011)
- Nils Warnock is Audubon Alaska's New Director (Anchorage Daily News; June 27, 2010)
- Audubon Alaska Welcomes New Executive Director (Alaska Business Monthly; June 23, 2010)
- Eric Myers and Beth Peluso Hired (Anchorage Daily News; April 15, 2010)
- Pat Pourchot Appointed to Interior Department Post (Anchorage Daily News; May 7, 2009)
- Former DNR Commissioner to Head Interior Department in Alaska (Alaska Public Radio; May 7, 2009)
- Two Alaskans Win Honors (Anchorage Daily News; December 20, 2008)
- Matt Kirchhoff Hired (Anchorage Daily News; October 28, 2008)
Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
- Endangered Species Act is Good Law That Works in Alaska (Anchorage Daily News; February 11, 2009)
- State Sues US to Get Beluga Whale Listing Rescinded (Anchorage Daily News; January 15, 2009)
- Beluga Whale Numbers Stressed (Homer Tribune; October 8, 2008)
- NMFS Releases 2008 Beluga Survey Numbers for Cook Inlet (Alaska Public Radio; September 25, 2008)
WatchList, Important Bird Areas, and Bird Conservation
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Arctic seabirds also affected by climate change (ZME Science, August 22, 2018)
- Ferocious Eagle Attack Captured in Slow Motion (National Geographic, March 16, 2018)
- 14 Interior Alaska birds make Audubon’s 'red list' (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, February 23, 2018)
- Audubon hosts birds in decline lecture (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, February 2, 2018)
- Environmental coalition sues Interior over King Cove road deal (Alaska Journal of Commerce, February 1, 2018)
- Environmentalists Fight Alaska’s Land Transfer (Courthouse News, February 1, 2018)
- Environmental groups sue Trump administration over road through Alaska wildlife refuge (Anchorage Daily News, January 31, 2018)
- King Cove road deal checks another item on Alaska to-do list (Alaska Journal of Commerce, January 23, 2018)
- Zinke signs land trade to allow road for King Cove (Alaska Public Media, January 23, 2018)
- Interior paves way for contentious Alaskan refuge road (E&E News, January 8, 2018)
- Interior Department agrees to King Cove-Cold Bay road deal (KTUU Channel 2, January 6, 2018)
- Annual count says 15 percent of Alaska bird species depressed, declining (KTUU Channel 2, December 20, 2017)
- Alaska Bird Watchers Track Species on State's Watch List (US News & World Report, December 19, 2017)
- Juneau birders conduct annual bird count amid trying time for certain species (Juneau Empire, December 18, 2017)
- Declining AK birds subject of Audubon talk (Juneau Empire, December 8, 2017)
- Mountains to Sea Partnership looks to conserve river corridors (Peninsula Clarion, November 16, 2017)
- Alaska Audubon WatchList brings attention to declining birds species in Alaska (KTUU-Channel 2 News, October 25, 2017)
- Outdoor Explorer: Waterfowl (Alaska Public Media, September 7, 2017)
- Can the isolated Alaska Peninsula town of King Cove get its road under the Trump administration? (Alaska Dispatch News, July 17, 2017)
- Intensive management not appropriate on refuge lands by Susan Culliney (Letter to the Editor, Alaska Dispatch News; March 26, 2017)
- Senator Lisa Murkowski continues to pushes for a "lifesaving" road between King Cove and Cold Bay (story starts about minute 3:52. KUCB radio; April 14, 2016)
- Getting Roads Out of the Tongass (Again) (Audubon Magaine online; November 1, 2015)
- A Bad Deal in the Tongass (Audubon Magazine online; April 27, 2015)
- Scientist Letter about Ending Old-Growth Logging (KRUA, University of Alaska Anchorage; July 25, 2014)
- Scientists Ask Obama to Protect Old-Growth Forest (Juneau Empire; June 25, 2014)
- Yellow-throated Warbler Spotted in Glacier Bay (Juneau Empire; September 25, 2015)
- To Birdwatchers' Glee, millions of Migratory Shorebirds Home in on Alaska (Alaska Dispatch News; May 5, 2015)
- At Homer Christmas Bird Count, an Unexpected Gift from Nature (Alaska Dispatch News;
December 27, 2014) - Homer Residents Take Part in Christmas Bird Count (KBBI Public Radio Station; December 26, 2014)
- Count Week Chatter: Birders Swap Rumors on Eve of Saturday's Count (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; December 25, 2014)
- Christmas Bird Count Mat-Su (KTUU; December 22, 2014) Photo gallery
- Annual Christmas Bird Counts Scheduled (SitNews; December 15)
- Conservationists Line Up for Izembek Lawsuit (KUCB, Public Radio Unalaska; August 5, 2014)
- 2014 Rusty Blackbird Blitz (Alaska Public Radio Network; May 16, 2014)
- Citizen Scientists Aim to Help Solve Mystery of Declining Blackbirds (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; May 9, 2014)
- Road Would Harm Izembek; King Cove Needs Another Way by Nils Warnock (Anchorage Daily News; March 21, 2014)
- New Geese Habitat Emerging on North Slope (Alaska Public Radio Network; February 17, 2014)
- Audubon Society Maps Pacific Coast Marine Birds (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce; December 30, 2013)
- Audubon Maps Important Birding Areas on Alaska Waters (Seattle Times; December 27, 2013)
- Ring in the Holidays with the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (Juneau Empire;
- Togiak Volunteers Participate in Christmas Bird Count (The Bristol Bay Times; December 20, 2013)
- Audubon Society Releases Interactive Map of Pacific Coast's Marine Birds (Juneau Empire; December 20, 2013)
- Plan to Straighten Haines Highway Ruffles Feathers of Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Supporters (Alaska Dispatch; September 29, 2013)
- Audubon Alaska Partners with UAA (Gold and Green News UAA; September 4, 2013)
- Greens Press Jewell to Reject Izembek Road Ahead of Secretary's Alaska Trip (Greenwire; August 19, 2013)
- 2013 Bike and Bird Day (Anchorage Daily News; August 5, 2013)
- Conservationists Decry Obama Aministration Using Refuge as Chit for Jewell Confirmation (E&E; March 21, 2013)
- Feds Reject AK Refuge Road Pitched to Save Patients (Greenfield Indiana Daily Reporter ; February 5, 2013)
- Feds Reject AK Refuge Road Pitched to Save Patients (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; February 5, 2013)
- Feds Reject AK Refuge Road Pitched to Save Patients (Rapid City Journal; February 5, 2013)
- King Cove Residents Still Hopeful For Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Road (APRN; February 5, 2013)
- Feds Reject AK Refuge Road Pitched to Aid Patients (Juneau Empire; February 5, 2013)
- Feds Reject AK Refuge Road Pitched to Aid Patients (Anchorage Daily News; February 5, 2013)
- Feds Reject Proposed Road through Alaska Wilderness Refuge Intended to Aid Emergency Care (Washington Post; February 5, 2013)
- Izembek National Wildlife Refuge: Road for Alaska Village Rejected by US Fish & Wildlife Service (Huffington Post; February 5, 2013)
- Giant Strip Mine Threatens Alaska's Iconic Bristol Bay (Audubon Magazine; November/December 2012)
- Fighting to Save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from Extinction in Five Years (Audubon Magazine; November/December 2012)
- The Mystery of the Disappearing Sea Ducks (Alaska Magazine; November 2012)
- Alaksan Salmon in Bristol Bay Threatened by Potential Mine (Audubon Magazine; July 19, 2012)
- Bird Walk on the Boardwalk at Potter Marsh (Anchorage Daily News; July 10, 2012)
- Migrations Bring Bird Boom to Alaska (McClatchy Washington; May 21, 2012)
- Local Bird Population Booms as Migrating Species Arrive (Anchorage Daily News; May 22, 2012)
- Alaska Prepares for Millions (and Millions) of Migratory Birds (Alaska Dispatch; May 3, 2012)
- Proposed Road through Refuge Causes Complaints (Anchorage Daily News; April 29, 2012)
- Christmas Bird Count Yields Surprise for Alaska Birders (Alaska Dispatch; December 29, 2011)
- Warm Weather Increases Annual Christmas Bird Count (Kenai Peninsula Clarion; December 28, 2011)
- Devoted Birder in Denali: Naturalist Eagleson Spearheads Annual Christmas Count (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; December 25, 2011)
- Odd Duck: Ring-necked Pheasant is Biggest Surprise of Christmas Bird Count (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; December 21, 2011)
- Christmas Bird Counts Being Held Across State (Capital City Weekly; December 21, 2011)
- Christmas Counters Find Birds on Stormy, Dim Day (Homer Tribune; December 21, 2011)
- Christmas Bird Counts Set for Sunday and Jan. 1 (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman; December 15, 2011)
- Shorebirds Losing Footing along Coastline (The Laguna Beach Independent; June 27, 2011)
- Utility and opponents lock horns over planned N-plant (The Japan Times; May 15, 2011)
- International Migratory Bird Day (KTVA Alaska (CBS); May 15, 2011)
- Simultaneous Festivals Call to Migrating Alaska Birders (Anchorage Daily News; May 3, 2011)
- Backyard Bird Count Begins Next Week (Juneau Empire; February 11, 2011)
- Audubon Backyard Bird Watching Is Back (KDLG radio; January 15, 2011)
- Rookie Takes to the Field for Annual Fairbanks Bird Count (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; January 5, 2011)
- Christmas Bird Count Spies One New Species (Dutch Harbor Fisherman; January 12, 2011)
- Winter Bird Count Yields Big Results around Fairbanks (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; January 5, 2011)
- Anchorage Bird Count Adds Data (The Bellingham Herald; January 4, 2011)
- Anchorage Bird Count Adds Data (Anchorage Daily News; January 3, 2011)
- Trapper Creek-Talkeetna Annual Christmas Bird Count 2011 (KTNA radio; December 31, 2010)
- Christmas Bird Count a Holiday Tradition (The Dutch Harbor Fisherman; December 29, 2010)
- Recounting the History of the Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; December 22, 2010)
- Winter Bird Count Tallies Asian Lark, Vulture (Homer Tribune; December 22, 2010)
- Birders Gather for Christmas Bird Count (KTUU, NBC affiliate; December 21, 2010)
- Refuge Notebook: Refuge, Birders, Enthusiasts Team Up for Christmas Bird Count (Peninsula Clarion; December 17, 2010)
- Local Christmas Bird Count a Holiday Tradition (Juneau Empire; December 17, 2010)
- Thing with Feathers (Ketchikan Daily News; December 17, 2010)
- Audubon Christmas Bird Count Coming Up for Holidays (Tundra Drums; December 16, 2010)
- Christmas Bird Count Will Be Held This Weekend in Dillingham (KDLG radio; December 15, 2010)
- Christmas Bird Counts Start this Weekend in Southeast; Audubon Christmas Bird Count Is an Alaska Holiday Tradition (Sitnews; December 15, 2010)
- Cordova's Eyes Turn to the Birds (Cordova Times; December 9, 2010)
- Count of Winter Birds of Kodiak Island Coming Up (KMXT radio; December 9, 2010)
- Seward Christmas Bird Count Announcement (Seward City News; December 7, 2010)
- The Future of the Wetlands (Capital City Weekly; September 29, 2010)
- BIRDS AT RISK: Audubon Releases 2010 Watchlist; Vulnerable Bird Populations Named (Cordova Times; September 20, 2010)
- Godwits Bulk Up for 7,000-mile Flight (Anchorage Daily News; September 19, 2010)
- Audubon Releases List of Birds in Trouble in Alaska (APRN; September 6, 2010)
- Audubon WatchList Includes Southeast Birds (Juneau Empire;September 3, 2010)
- Alaska Loon Cam (Alaska Dispatch; 5-31-11)
- 1950s building downtown to get solar-power infusion (Anchorage Daily News; 2-8-11)
- Decades of Bird Counts Point to Global Warming Effects (Alaska Public Radio; March 2, 2009)
- Climate Change Brings More Birds to Alaska, Bird Society Says (KTUU; February 27, 2009)
- Warming Brings More Birds North in Winter (Anchorage Daily News; February 13, 2009)
- Global Warming Brings More Robins to Alaska (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner; February 13, 2009)
- A Foreclosure of Swallows -- Point Woronzof's Other Airshow (Anchorage Press; June 24, 2009)
Climate Change
- Researchers: 'Blob' of Unusually Warm Ocean Water May be Causing Seabirds to Starve (KUAC Public Radio; January 22, 2016)
- Studies Predict Peril for Alaska's Feathered Migrants (KUAC; September 24, 2014)
- Climate Changer: New Audubon Study Reveals Climate Change Effects on Many Bird Species (Cordova Times; September 15, 2014)
Miscellaneous
- Protections for Kenai Brown Bears at Center of Classic Alaska Battle (Anchorage Daily News; December 2, 2013)
- Alaska Wildlife Official Resigns after Accusations of Hunt Violations(Associated Press; January 13, 2012)
- Alaska Loon Cam (Alaska Dispatch; 5-31-11)
- 1950s building downtown to get solar-power infusion (Anchorage Daily News; 2-8-11)
- Meetings to Address Izembek Land Swap (Anchorage Daily News; March 2, 2010)
- The Bears of Katmai (Anchorage Press; February 20, 2009)
- Rodent Revival in Alaska (Anchorage Daily News; November 30, 2008)
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