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AUDUBON ADVISORY October 2023

Bipartisan Coastal Protection Bill Flies Through Senate Committee The bipartisan Strengthening Coastal Communities Act will update and modernize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, a law that for more than 40 years has protected undeveloped beaches, wetlands, and other coastal areas while saving taxpayers billions of dollars. Read more

American Oystercatchers.

Cross-Border Conservation Partnerships and Collaboration in Colombia Colombia is a major biodiversity hotspot in the Americas. Dr. Elizabeth Gray, Audubon's CEO, outlines how the successful work we do in this South American country can serve as a model for effective conservation across the Western Hemisphere. Read more Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks.

What's Going on in the Arctic? Last month the Department of the Interior announced a three-part suite of actions that would strengthen conservation protections for America's fragile Arctic. Need a breakdown? We've got you covered. Read more and take action Red-throated Loon.

1,000+ Birds Collided With a Single Chicago Building in One Night Last week, 964 birds were killed after colliding with McCormick Place Lakeside Center—a notorious collision hotspot. Weather conditions, a pulse of migrating warblers, and bright lights combined to create this unprecedented wave of bird death. Read more and take action Chicago skyline.

News from the Flyways

Arizona: StoryMap Explores Habitat Rehabilitation Along the Verde River California: Audubon Celebrates Legislation to Create Chuckwalla National Monument in Mojave Desert Colorado River: States on Track to Use Less Water Than They Have in Nearly 40 Years Florida: 40,000 Acres of New Conservation Lands Purchased Indiana: Indianapolis Residents Tap into Need for Wetlands Protections and Action on Climate Change Michigan: Audubon Advocates for 100 Percent Renewable Energy Statewide North Carolina: Native Plants Policy, Conservation Funding Increases Pass the Legislature South Carolina: Congressman Clyburn Honors Underground Railroad History at Audubon's Beidler Forest Center and Sanctuary Utah: Wilson's Phalaropes and Their Journey From Canada to Argentina Washington, D.C.: New Mural Unveiled in Celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

Impact Updates

Climate Corner Senator John Hickenlooper (CO) and Representative Scott Peters (CA) have introduced legislation to accelerate the building up of U.S. clean energy transmission infrastructure in a way that protects consumers, businesses, and wildlife habitats. The BIG WIRES Act would boost the sharing of excess clean energy produced in one part of the country with other regions facing energy deficits. Such energy-sharing would reduce the need to build new energy infrastructure—which would reduce the threat to bird habitats from a proliferation of new power lines and energy facilities. Read more Sandhill Cranes. Your Actions at Work Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) introduced a Public Lands Rule to support balanced management of our public lands, helping more than 300 bird species that depend on BLM lands and waters. More than 14,000 Audubon supporters submitted comments in support of this new rule that would put conservation on equal footing with other uses. The Public Lands Rule is a once-in-a-generation chance to improve the outlook for ecosystems fractured and degraded by development, invasive species, drought, and wildfires. Now, we must ensure that Congress does not block this rule before it is even approved. Read more and take action Burrowing Owl.

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