Category Archives: Conservation
YardMap News: Grow native plants from seed, count winter birds for science, and read The State of the Birds report
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds September 2013 Ripening fruits of the Jack-in-the-pulpit are eaten by birds and mammals. Photo by Distant Hill Gardens. Growing Native Plants from Seed Fall is here, … Continue reading
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Audubon California News — Urge Gov. Brown to Sign Bill to Protect Condor
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS September 2013 Audubon California and its partners celebrated a big win earlier this week when our bill aimed at protecting birds and people from toxic lead left behind in the environment passed out of the State Legislature … Continue reading
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Climate Change This Week: Greenland Mega-Canyon, Acid Ocean Amps, and More!
Mary Ellen Harte Biologist and author Posted: 09/03/2013 1:38 am Greenland Mega Canyon Helps Hasten Melt reports Bryan Kahn at Climate Central. Under more than a mile of ice lies this newly discovered canyon, which rivals the Grand Canyon in … Continue reading
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YardMap News: New research is taking shape in YardMap, and how to avoid West Nile virus in your yard
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds August 2013 These octagonal yardmaps are sampling units in a research project in Binghamton, N.Y. Maps drawn by John Scott. New Research Takes Shape Something big … Continue reading
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Good news for Mendocino’s Western Snowy Plovers
Great news! Today, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny the appeal to stop California State Parks from continuing its restoration of Western Snowy Plover habitat on Ten Mile Dunes Natural Preserve. This would not have been possible … Continue reading
Plan in place for Salton Sea habitats
An interagency effort has spawned a plan for long-term scientific assessment and monitoring of the Salton Sea, seen here on April 18,2013. (LaFonzo Carter/ Staff Photographer) By Jim Steinberg, The Sun Posted: 08/23/13, 6:14 PM PDT | Updated: 4 hrs … Continue reading
California gardeners fill their climate niche with blooms
All Animals magazine, September/October 2013 Song sparrows enjoy a citrus snack in Steve Hartman’s backyard. Barry Schwartz/For The HSUS by Ruthanne Johnson When an acquaintance told Steve Hartman he was thinking of replacing his lawn with AstroTurf to conserve water, … Continue reading
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Earth Overshoot Day: We Are Overstepping Nature’s Limits
Released: August 20, 2013 Overshoot Day reminds us that we are using natural resources faster than the Earth can replenish them. © NASA Today is Earth Overshoot Day—the day our demands on the planet’s natural resources exceed its capacity. Every … Continue reading
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Meet the World’s Weirdest Bird
Roseate Spoonbill (Photo by Rebecca Field) Shrinking Roseate Spoonbill Population Spurs Action Roger Tory Peterson called it “one of the most breathtaking of the world’s weirdest birds.” A century ago plumage hunters drove the Roseate Spoonbill to the edge of … Continue reading
Audubon California News
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA NEWS August 2013 AB 711 will help eradicate a significant source of lead in environment Health experts and children’s advocates from all over California have joined Audubon California and a growing coalition in support of AB 711, … Continue reading
Important Bird Areas Video
A new video highlights conservation efforts at Important Bird Areas. Produced by Connie Sanchez, Director of the Important Bird Areas Program at Audubon, the video offers background about the program and features state, regional and national conservation activities. Learn more … Continue reading
NRA to Condors: Sorry, but We’re Going to Keep Killing You With Lead Bullets
Despite evidence to the contrary, the National Rifle Association continues to deny that lead ammunition is poisonous to wildlife. August 9, 2013 Tracy Ross After staving off extinction in the early 1990s, there are approximate 279 California condors in the … Continue reading
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Audubon Prepares to Unveil Groundbreaking Climate Change Model
Commons Loons may find wintering habitat increasingly difficult to find as a result of a changing climate. (Photo by Brian Lasenby / Fotolia) Audubon scientists have developed a powerful new climate model that predicts the future ranges of North American … Continue reading
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Bad for the birds, bad for all of us
By John W. Fitzpatrick and and George Fenwick, Published: August 8 John W. Fitzpatrick is director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. George Fenwick is president of the American Bird Conservancy. Like canaries in the coal mine, declining bird populations across … Continue reading
Agency finds climate change taking toll on California – SFGate
David Perlman – Updated 9:13 am, Thursday, August 8, 2013 In this 2009 file photo, the water level sits at 71 feet below normal at Shasta Lake in Northern California. A new state report stated Californians will have to deal with … Continue reading
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Introducing American Birds: Your Citizen Science Newsletter
Welcome to the Apex of Bird Diversity The Andean Cock-of-the-rock. (Photo by bfick/Flickr Creative Commons) The Eastern slope of the Andes just south of the Equator may be the most species-rich bird habitat on the planet. Last year, participants in … Continue reading
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YardMap News: YardMap gets an upgrade
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds July 2013 New features in YardMap make drawing easier! Shown is one of two new cactus icons, plus the new “undo” button. Take a YardMap Break … Continue reading