SF Bayflower: June 2025

Reaching out one last time before midnight re: your 2X match offer

Midnight deadline: Get your gift matched and make 2X the impact for the birds you love

Brown Pelican.

KAREN,

An unmistakable bird of coastal waters, groups of Brown Pelicans fly low over the waves in single file, flapping and gliding in unison. These iconic seabirds have faced more than their share of challenges. Once nearly wiped out by plume hunting, overfishing, and the pesticide DDT, they were finally recovering when the 2010 BP oil disaster dealt another devastating blow. But thanks in part to Audubon’s decades of work to protect and restore coastal habitat, Brown Pelicans are once again nesting and thriving—especially at places like Queen Bess Island in Louisiana, where colonies are growing strong. Their comeback is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we invest in conservation.

Now, more birds need your help to follow in the Brown Pelican's path to recovery. Will you start your annual gift before midnight to help shape a future where the birds we love remain part of our world for generations to come? For a few more hours, your first gift will go 2X as far >>

For 120 years, we’ve protected birds and the places they need—through community-powered conservation and bold advocacy at every level. Through our nationwide network of staff, chapters, and volunteers, we deliver on-the-ground conservation shaped by deep regional expertise. Whether it’s stewarding critical wintering grounds or advancing policy protections, our efforts are rooted in science and strengthened by caring people like you. And the story of the Brown Pelican proves that where there is action, there is hope: In 2009, the Brown Pelican was delisted from the Endangered Species Act, its recovery aided by our longstanding work protecting Gulf Coast habitat.

We’re counting on your steadfast support to protect birds and the places they need—not just today, but tomorrow, too. Please don’t wait: Start your annual donation while your first gift will be matched, up to $75,000. Hurry, this special offer ends at midnight tonight!

Sincerely,

National Audubon Society

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Photo: Lorenzo Cassina/Audubon Photography Awards