Bird and Conservation News

How Many Birds Can A Bunch of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Staff See In a Year?
May 18, 2023 — We made a pact to do a Big Year collaboratively in 2022. Here's what we saw, and what we learned in those 12 months of birding and sharing.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú in Action
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Settlement Improves Protections for Golden Eagles in California’s Altamont Pass
May 16, 2023 — Important concessions will reduce risks to birds while allowing for wind energy development needed to act on climate.
Renewable Energy
Wet Winter Brings Arizona’s Salt River to Life
May 11, 2023 — A river flows through the heart of the Phoenix Valley.
Western Water News
A gray and white bird with a black patch over its eye sits in a green, leafy tree.
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Certification Says Missouri's Tin Cup Heritage Farm is For the Birds
May 11, 2023 — Cattle employed for bird conservation in 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Conservation Ranching program
Working Lands
A streaky white and brown shorebird with a long beak and long yellow legs wades in shallow water.
Water: A Critical Resource for Birds and People Everywhere
May 11, 2023 — Follow the Lesser Yellowlegs to discover important water sources and learn about all the ways they sustain life across the hemisphere.
Boreal Forests
Landscape with waterfowl in a stream with mountains behind it.
Federal Decision on Colorado River Management in the Third Decade of Climate Change-Driven Drought
May 11, 2023 — As decision-makers consider how to reduce water use, they should consider all impacted resources.
Western Water News
Committee Vote Undermines Science and Threatens the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
April 28, 2023 — A congressional proposal to rescind the endangered species listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken would put the species on a path toward extinction.
Press Room
A wilson's phalarope on water.
Utah’s Wet Winter Gives Some Reprieve to Great Salt Lake
April 27, 2023 — But long-term water conservation solutions and secure water are still needed.
Western Water News
White-throated Sparrow standing on a stump.
The Seal River Watershed Alliance and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú
April 24, 2023 — Listening to what birds tell us in order to protect the Boreal.
Boreal Forests
A bright red bird with black wings perched on a tree branch and singing.
Congress Must Maintain Historic Climate and Economic Progress
April 20, 2023 — A plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling would reverse job-creating tax incentives and jeopardize climate and conservation protections.
Renewable Energy