Category Archives: Conservation

Manu Biolodge Bird Volunteer Program Peru

We are a not-for-profit biological station and biolodge in southeast Peru, located where the Amazon meets the Andes, and we’d like to invite your members to help us with our mission to understand and protect the birds of one of … Continue reading

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Volunteers Needed for Community Science Project

Project Phoenix – a new community science project to study how wildfire smoke impacts birds in California. Project Phoenix is a joint partnership between the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles … Continue reading

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Petition to Support AB38, the Night Sky Bill

Recently Palomar Audubon was contacted by Aiden, a junior at Saratoga High School and a member of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter’s Education and Environmental Legislative Action Committee. He is currently advocating for AB-38. A bill that would protect … Continue reading

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Burrowing Owls Need Your Help

  An Invitation to Join Friends of Pomona Valley Burrowing Owls Burrowing Owls are small owls that use underground burrows for nest sites and shelter. At one time these owls were very common in California and, even as recently as … Continue reading

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Environmental, Climate Coalition join forces to Oppose Harvest Hills in Escondido

Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Contact:  Laura Hunter, 619-997-9983                                      November 12, 2019                                   Environmental, Climate Coalition join forces to Oppose Harvest Hills in Escondido Today, more than 20 environmental, conservation, and climate organizations sent a letter to … Continue reading

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Kayaking For The Birds

Brian Godfrey and some friends have been removing fishing line and litter from the shores of Lake Hodges. These things kill birds and they are trying to reduce or eliminate those deaths. They need more kayakers to help shorten the … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – September, 2018 – Action Alerts

Speak Out for Birds and the Laws that Protect Them Dear Bird Conservation Community, There are several months remaining in the 115th Congress with lots of unfinished business affecting birds, including pending harmful provisions in both the Farm Bill and the Interior … Continue reading

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Oppose developement in San Diego wildlands

  Please Oppose Project that Undermines the North County MSCP Background The Newland Sierra project would break apart a core habitat area for the future North County Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). Only a third of the site – not … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – August 2018

Jones Beach Legal Settlement Provides Safety for Endangered Birds Piping Plovers that nest annually at Jones Beach State Park in New York will no longer face the risk of predation from feral cat colonies inside the Park’s boundaries. The plover, a … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – June 2018

House Farm Bill Threatens Endangered Species and Public Lands  The U.S. House of Representative’s Farm Bill, H.R. 2, was defeated 198-213, but it may be brought up again for a vote this month. The legislation contains numerous provisions disastrous to wildlife and public … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – May 2018

  Be a Cats Indoors Ambassador  Do you support keeping cats indoors, on a leash, or otherwise contained? We want to hear about it! American Bird Conservancy is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to tell their stories and/or feature their safely contained … Continue reading

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Defender.org: Saving the Salton Sea

 

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Endangered Habitats News • Spring 2018

San Diego County Climate Action Plan creates disastrous precedent When a plan to address climate change enables sprawl, it is a big problem. To reverse this, EHL has sued. Read More EHL seeks proper habitat plan implementation in Temecula A … Continue reading

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News from the Tree Care for Birds Project

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EHN’s Weekend Reader: Let’s look at all the positive news.

Let’s take a deep breath and look at some positive news We often hear from readers about the lack of positive news on our pages. Yup. We cover the environment and climate change, and for the most part, the news … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – April 2018

ADVOCACY Alert: Change to Migratory Bird Treaty Act Enforcement Threatens Nesting Birds The administration has issued a new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act weakening enforcement for activities known to kill birds. To make matters worse, the U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading

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Del Dios Habitat Protection League Information

Here are the links for more information about the Del Dios Habitat Protection League:  www.DDHPL.org If you have oak trees, or have been noticing oak trees doing poorly, it time to start learning about what you can do. Education, early detection … Continue reading

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Inside Bird Conservation – March 2018

Will This Congress Be Good for Birds? – You Can Help Decide That  The United States Congress is now considering multiple bills that affect bird conservation. Those bills include the annual appropriations bill and the Farm Bill as well as … Continue reading

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