1+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) Grassroots watershed groups are uniquely positioned to benefit from this influx of funding, as much of the CWMP funding is exclusive to watershed groups. Watershed groups also have certain advantages in the EWRP program, which is also open to other…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) National Audubon Society Visiting Florida’s beautiful beaches is an enjoyable way to spend the weekend, but for the shorebirds that nest there, these beaches are home — essential habitat where they lay their eggs and raise their young.Floridaâ…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (123+ words) National Audubon Society The nation’s forest birds are in decline, their populations dropping in 65% of states since 1970 Even once-common birds are disappearing The Wood Thrush, for example, has declined by 60 percent over that time During recent tours with Congressman…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) National Audubon Society Missourians delivered a powerful endorsement of conservation this month, voting overwhelmingly to renew the Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax with an unofficial 82% approval The voters showed they deeply value state parks, public lands, soil and water…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (492+ words) The legislative session has wrapped up in Raleigh with more than 2,000 Audubon advocates signing petitions, sending messages, and flocking together for a successful Advocacy Day. All that mobilization led to concrete conservation wins. Read on for everything we accomplished together…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (120+ words) National Audubon Society The American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), also called the Caribbean Flamingo, is a large species of flamingo native to the West Indies, northern South America, and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is one of six species worldwide in the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (154+ words) Conserving Habitat Has Always Been Central to the Endangered Species Act National Audubon Society A new rule rescinds the longstanding, bipartisan regulatory definition of “harm,” which for decades recognized that significant habitat destruction resulting in the death or injury of…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (180+ words) Ranchers Come to Capitol Hill With the nation’s cattle herd at its smallest size in over 70 years, restoring grassland ecosystems while sustaining ranching businesses represents a unique win-win opportunity to promote economic resilience in rural America and enhance wildlife habitat…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (141+ words) National Audubon Society – North Carolina lawmakers included a major investment in farmland preservation in the budget passed on July 2, including a $46.9 million nonrecurring allocation to the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund, and another $2 million in recurring funding,…...