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The Importance of Community Science and eBird for Alaska鈥檚 Birds
November 25, 2024 — Community science and Christmastime go hand in hand thanks to 糖心传媒鈥檚 Christmas Bird Count, but conservationists use eBird data year-round to improve the life of birds鈥擜laska鈥檚 included.
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Seabirds Rejoice! Rat-Free Aleutian Islands Are Possible
October 01, 2024 — A centuries-old issue has seen some hopeful momentum with recent and near-future rat eradication efforts in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
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Second Crossing Public Forum Coming Up!
September 24, 2024 — The public is invited to attend an in-person forum on the Juneau Douglas North Crossing Planning and Environmental Linkages Study concerning a major development project that could be constructed on the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
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It鈥檚 Been a Busy Summer for Alaska鈥檚 Federal Lands
August 28, 2024 — Catch up on all the movement and wins in the world of Alaska conservation from the summer of 2024.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
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Two Events to Support Taashuyee-Chookan.aani/Mendenhall Wetlands
August 26, 2024 — Two events are coming up in the Juneau area with information on supporting or learning more about Taashuyee-Chookan.aani, or Mendenhall Wetlands.
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A Life of Attending Alaska鈥檚 Birds: Celebrating Jim King
August 19, 2024 — A look back on the life of James Gore "Jim" King VI, a famed waterfowl biologist and pilot who was instrumental in the protection of millions of acres of Alaskan bird habitat.
ALASKA Profiles
Wildlife Ecologist John Schoen Is Teaching a Class This Fall
August 19, 2024 — Dr. Schoen will present an eight-week class entitled 鈥淎laska Wildlife and Wild Lands鈥 through Opportunities for Lifelong Education (OLE) starting October 3, 2024. Here are the details.
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Seeing Alaska's Iconic Wildlife for the First Time
August 14, 2024 — As a newcomer exploring this state for just a summer, our Outreach and Communications Advocate Hannah Gilmer encountered some incredible creatures. Here鈥檚 a look at the coolest wildlife she saw (and where she spotted them).
ALASKA Arctic Lands
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The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections
July 30, 2024 — A beginner鈥檚 guide to old-growth forests and the historical moves made to conserve Southeast Alaska鈥檚 temperate rainforest.
ALASKA Public Lands
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Western Alaska鈥檚 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Is Big 鈥 for Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds
June 24, 2024 — A new study reveals Alaska鈥檚 climate-sensitive YKD to support 7 million Arctic-breeding shorebirds鈥攊ncluding the majority of six North American populations.
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