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Many Female Songbirds Have Shorter Lifespans Than Males, Scientists Find

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 13:31
Female birds have long flown under the radar. In birding, a focus on often flashier males has often skewed our perceptions of the avian world, and in science, little was known about the females until...
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Audubon Announces 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Winners

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:00
NEW YORK / SANTIAGO / BOGOTA (September 2, 2026) – Today the National Audubon Society announced the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards. Now in its seventeenth year, the awards celebrate...
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A Songbird with a Unique Shade of Blue

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 11:40
If a flash of blue across the arid montane summer landscapes of New Mexico and Arizona catches your eye,  it may just be the spunky Mountain Bluebird. The first time I saw one of these blue...
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Audubon Florida Celebrates Sunshine State Winners in 2026 Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 09:06
Today the National Audubon Society announced the winners of the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards, including two photographs that capture bird life in Florida. Now in its seventeenth year, the awards...
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Quiz: Create a garden and we’ll reveal your pollinator visitor

Environmental Action - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 08:12
Build your dream garden and find out which pollinator might stop by for a visit.
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The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards: Honorable Mentions

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 06:00
Did you peruse the winning images and videos for the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards and wish you could keep on scrolling?  Well, we’ve got more stunning and surprising avian moments. Below...
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The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 06:00
After reviewing this year’s winners of the Audubon Photography Awards, we were struck by how many of the awardees made their own luck. Hours, days, or sometimes even years of patience and effort go...
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See Swirling Swifts This Fall

Audubon Society - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 05:48
Every fall, flocks of tiny bat-like birds exhibit one of the greatest migration spectacles: hundreds and thousands of swifts gather into a swirling bird tornado above their chimney roost site. As...
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Federal Grants Offer $85 Million for Watershed Health and Stream Restoration

Audubon Society - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 14:13
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently announced two WaterSMART programs funding stream restoration projects, with multiple rounds of funding through 2028. The Enhancing Water Resources Projects...
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Audubon Texas Announces 2026 Texas Women in Conservation Honorees

Audubon Society - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 13:15
Audubon Texas is excited to announce the 2026 Texas Women in Conservation Honorees: Pamela Reese, Lydia Saldaña, and Shelly Plante. These remarkable leaders are recognized for their outstanding...
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New pups, growing packs and a historic return

Environmental Action - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 10:03
Wolf recovery is far from complete, but these three stories are worth celebrating.
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Extended Drying of The Rio Grande Affects Bosque

Audubon Society - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 09:00
The unprecedented drying of the Rio Grande has made this year one of the hardest summers for the bosque.  About a month ago, my co-worker Tucker and I were heading out to conduct routine...
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Turning Field Guides into Works of Art

Audubon Society - Tue, 09/01/2026 - 08:06
If you're like me, you have a lot of field guides lying around. And I mean a lot. I have, of course, the guide that I still use regularly of the eastern birds of North America, but I also have field...
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Safer Products for Washington Cycle 2: Progress, gaps, and what comes next

Safer Chemicals Blog - Mon, 08/31/2026 - 13:35

Washington’s landmark Safer Products law was built on a commonsense principle: protect health by preventing toxic chemicals from contaminating our bodies, homes, workplaces, drinking water, and environment in the first place. Safer Products for Washington (SPW) requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to identify priority chemicals and priority products every five years, determine whether safer […]

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Wheels Up! Grass, Birds, and Good Food Take Off at Rafter W Ranch

Audubon Society - Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:51
Lance Wheeler may have grown up in a Los Angeles suburb, but he always knew he wanted to be a cowboy. It was in his blood. His family raised cattle in Texas from before the Civil War until the...
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Surveying Bobolinks to prevent future mortality

Audubon Society - Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:44
Written by Hailey Faurot, Student Conservation Association (SCA) intern with the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary, including Buttercup Farm, Rheinstrom Hill, and Ramshorn-Livingston...
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A Banding "Grand Slam" at the Bent of the River Audubon Center

Audubon Society - Fri, 08/28/2026 - 10:51
The Bent of the River Audubon Center is no sports stadium, but it was nevertheless the site of an exciting “grand slam” this year—just with birds, not baseballs. During a single session, their...
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Celebrating Hog Island Audubon Camp's 90th Anniversary

Audubon Society - Fri, 08/28/2026 - 10:19
Walking through the serene spruce forest on Hog Island, you may come across an occasional old tree that stands out among the surrounding second growth. Forest ecologists call this a wolf tree. If you...
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When the Ocean Gets Too Warm, Birds Go Hungry

Audubon Society - Thu, 08/27/2026 - 15:00
For many, the Brown Pelican is a welcome sight on a beach visit – a sign of the warm sand and sun. They can be seen across this hemisphere’s coastlines but are most prevalent in those warmer...
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As Eastern Washington Burns, a Long-Term Resilience Strategy Is More Important Than Ever

Audubon Society - Thu, 08/27/2026 - 13:29
With smoke in the air and wildfires once again making headlines across the state, many communities are focused on the immediate challenges of fire response and public safety. Yet these events also...
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