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Earth Day Clean-Up Event at Lake Hodges – April 21, 2024
Organized by Friends of Lake Hodges and sponsored by ecoATM Date: April 21st Time: 9:30 am to 11:00 am Location: Lake Hodges Visitor Center Parking lot: 20102 Lake Drive, Escondido, CA 92101 Let’s come together to make a difference! In celebration of Earth … Continue reading
They’re Back! How to Help Migratory Birds this Spring
WEBINAR: They’re Back! How to Help Migratory Birds this Spring WHEN: Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET WHERE: Zoom (link provided upon registration) Sign Up Here COST: Free! Spring has arrived in North America, and with it, billions of migratory … Continue reading
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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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
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
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
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
EHL: Action Alert Stop Safari Highlands Ranch
2017 Alert #10 Action Alert Stop Safari Highlands Ranch Background The San Diego countryside is under attack by badly planned sprawl development. A case in point is the Safari Highlands Ranch proposal near the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – December 2017
Take Action: Congress Can Make Federal Buildings Bird-Safe As many as a billion birds a year are killed in the United States when they collide with glass. But that may be changing. Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) has introduced the … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – November 2017
Tools to Protect Birds: Cats Indoors Brochures and Petition Drive Keeping cats indoors is better for cats and saves the lives of birds and other wildlife that might otherwise fall victim to needless predation. You can help spread this life-saving message by distributing Cats … Continue reading
Songbird Saver: Test New App to Help Prevent Birds from Colliding into Towers
An estimated seven million birds die each year in North America by colliding with broadcast and cell towers.These birds – primarily night-flying songbirds on migration, such as Yellow-billed Cuckoos – are either attracted to or disoriented by the lighting systems, … Continue reading
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Inside Bird Conservation – October 2017
American Bird Conservancy Asks California to Ban Neonic Use on Public Lands On behalf of American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nonprofit environmental law organization Earthjustice has petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to adopt a statewide prohibition on the use … Continue reading
Inside Bird Conservation – July 2017
Alerts: Bird Conservation Legislation Heating Up in 115th Congress Bills to protect birds from collisions with federal buildings and poisoning by neonicotinoid pesticides have been introduced in the House of Representatives, and several others to conserve migratory birds and Albatrosses and … Continue reading
2018 Proposed Federal Budget: Impact on Birds
President Trump’s proposed 2018 federal budget would gut major programs and protections for birds and America’s public lands, putting decades of conservation achievements at risk. With so much on the line, it’s imperative that we send Congress a loud, unmistakable … Continue reading
Hundreds of Organizations Stand Together for Birds
Inside Bird Conservation – March 2017 Hundreds of Organizations Stand Together for Birds Our nation’s environmental laws and regulations protecting wildlife and public lands face uncertain times. In response, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has been organizing support for key bird … Continue reading
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Make Bird Conservation a Priority in Congress!
\ Right now, Congress is working on a budget and bills to fund the government for this year. There is a risk Congress may slash even the most effective bird conservation programs. The timing couldn’t be worse. Migratory birds are in trouble: Habitat loss … Continue reading
Together for Birds Petition & Conservation Updates
Inside Bird Conservation – January 2017 Petition: Standing Together for Birds Are birds and wildlife important to you? If so, please sign our Together for Birds petition now. Tell the incoming Administration and Congress that you won’t stand by to … Continue reading
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