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Mallard flying above a marsh
Executive Order to Restore and Protect NC’s Natural and Working Lands
February 15, 2024 — An executive order announced this week aims to conserve and restore 2 million acres of forests and wetlands in North Carolina and plant 1 million new trees in urban areas by 2040.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
Human standing in mountain range
OK, Alaska, What Are D-1 Lands?
January 29, 2024 — What are D-1 lands protections, how are D-1 lands vital to biodiversity, climate change, and Alaska Native communities, and why are 28 million acres on the table right now?
ALASKA Public Lands
Cerulean Warbler perched on a tree branch
Expansion of Eastern NC Refuge Would Bring Critical Bird Habitat into Conservation
January 24, 2024 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ and our members backed the proposed expansion of a refuge that supports the highest density of nesting birds in our state.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
A river flows through a dry landscape.
Resilience and Stewardship for Colorado’s Waterways, 2024 Legislative Priorities
January 22, 2024 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ supports proactive water strategies to benefit birds and people.
ROCKIES Western Water
Save the Seabirds: University of Vermont Students at the Capitol
January 09, 2024 — UVM Birding Club went to the capitol in D.C. to educate legislators on gaps in bird protections for sea and shorebirds.
VERMONT ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chapters
Single duck on water
Flock This Way: Juneau Is Getting a Planet and Bird Walk
January 02, 2024 — Juneau ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society and the Marie Drake Planetarium are collaborating to bring awareness to the far-out bird species of Southeast Alaska.
ALASKA Important Bird Areas
Short-billed Dowitcher
The Road Not Yet Traveled: West Susitna Access Road
December 12, 2023 — Informative take on the proposed West Susitna Access Road in relation to critically important shorebird breeding and foraging habitat.
ALASKA Conservation Challenges
Caribou crossing wetlands
What’s So Special About Alaska’s Special Areas?
December 11, 2023 — And actually, what are Special Areas? Here’s the history of these life-giving zones in Alaska’s Western Arctic, and how ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Alaska staff helped to protect some of the most unique places on the planet.
ALASKA Arctic Lands
Three people stand in a stream surrounded by a lush meadow.
Stream Restoration Touches the Ground Through People
December 07, 2023 — Translating Colorado’s new stream restoration law for birds and people.
ROCKIES Western Water