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A Burrowing Owl peers out from its burrow.
Looking Underground: Why Birds Need Healthy Soils
August 30, 2024 — Soil lays the foundation for the health of nearly all bird habitats.
ROCKIES Conservation Ranching
Blaze on the beach in Waukegan, Illinois. Photo: Courtesy of Lake County 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Society
Endangered Celebrity Shorebird Arrives in North Carolina for the Winter
August 29, 2024 — A hand-reared Piping Plover from Lake Michigan has returned for her second winter, with help from 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú on both sides of her migration journey.
NORTH CAROLINA Coasts and Oceans
Red salmon school in clear river water
It’s Been a Busy Summer for Alaska’s 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
Hurricane Beryl: The After-Storm Impacts Paint a Bleak Picture for Many Nesting Birds
August 16, 2024
TEXAS Birds and Climate
Woman looking through scope on sea bluffs
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’s a look at the coolest wildlife she saw (and where she spotted them).
ALASKA Arctic Lands
White-breasted Nuthatch. Photo: Doug Dearinger/51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards
Why 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú is Launching an Urban Forestry Program in NC
August 14, 2024 — North Carolina is losing trees in urban and suburban areas at a faster rate than anywhere else. We're working to change that.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Sap lines running through a bird-friendly sugarbush
A Loveletter to Sugarmakers
August 12, 2024 — A forester, a landowner, and a biologist walk into a forest. A bird looks up and says, ‘Is this a Bird-Friendly Maple meeting?'
VERMONT Bird-friendly Maple
Grazing Gone Wild: Hoskin Family Farm Earns 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Bird-Friendly Certification
August 07, 2024 — Rotational grazing is the key component to creating a patchwork of habitat for grassland birds
GREAT PLAINS Conservation Ranching
Carolina Wren, juvenile, on an oak tree. Photo: Gary Flanagan/51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Photography Awards
Local Advocates Rally to Bring Back Raleigh’s Declining Tree Canopy
August 01, 2024 — The City Council approved the creation of a plan to protect trees in the City of Oaks, thanks to local advocates.
NORTH CAROLINA Cities, Towns and Parks
Large trees standing in green rainforest
The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections
July 30, 2024 — A beginner’s guide to old-growth forests and the historical moves made to conserve Southeast Alaska’s temperate rainforest.
ALASKA Public Lands