Also in this issue: Colorado River Habitat Restoration Begins
| Wingspan Newsletter | May 2024 | | | | |
| From protecting some of the Arctic's most stunning lands from oil drilling to safeguarding the hundreds of migratory bird species that grace our neighborhoods every spring and summer, our Vice President of Government Affairs, Felice Stadler, breaks down major wins from the past month. Keep reading | | | | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Photo: Chokchai Leangsuksun/Audubon Photography Awards | | | | |
| Just as baby birds are hatching from their eggs, people are flocking to the beach to swim in the ocean and play in the sand. Especially when beaches get crowded, beachgoers and their pets often get too close, exposing chicks and eggs to being crushed underfoot, overheating in the sun, or succumbing to predators. Here are four simple things you can do to keep coastal birds safe when you're out at the beach this summer. Read more | | | | |
| Snowy Plovers. Photo: Katherine Pirozzi/Audubon Photography Awards | | | | |
| The Cocopah Indian Tribe, our partner since 2019, received $5.5 million in funding last year for the restoration of a crucial area in the Colorado River Delta on their reservation in southern Arizona. This transformative work is set to begin this year and the outcomes will be a rejuvenated habitat for birds and other wildlife, and Tribal access to culturally significant native plants that have become scarce in recent decades due to deteriorating river conditions. We look forward to continuing this invaluable partnership. Learn more | | | | |
| Yuma Ridgway's Rail in the Colorado River Delta. Photo: Claudio Contreras Koob | | | | |
| Last year, a group of students and recent graduates from 13 different Audubon on Campus chapters nationwide traveled to Washington, DC for the 2023 Save the Seabirds Fly-in. They visited 30 congressional offices in just two days, urging our representatives to protect seabirds, fisheries, and people from the impacts of climate change. For some, it was the first time they'd advocated in the halls of government—an experience that had profound effects on how they saw their work overall. Read more | | | | |
| Audubon on Campus member, Sonia Stan (center) speaks to Hon. Brad Sherman's (D-CA) Legislative Aid, Emma Silver (left), during the National Audubon Society Seabird Fly-In on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on October 17, 2023. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon | | | | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse populations have declined by 80 percent since 1965, and we now have an opportunity to slow this alarming decline. Urge the Bureau of Land Management to implement science-based management plans to protect the sagebrush ecosystem for Greater Sage-Grouse. The deadline to submit comments is June 13th. Take action | | | | |
| Greater Sage-Grouse. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies | | | | |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler. Photo: Mick Thompson | | | | |
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