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| Audubon Advisory February 2026

Congress Advances Key Conservation Priorities in FY26 Funding Package

A bipartisan FY26 funding package is now law, protecting core bird science, sustaining major watershed restoration efforts, and investing in places that matter most for people, local economies and birds. Read more about these wins and the work that still lies ahead.

Red-cockaded Woodpecker.

Arctic Tern.

What the High Seas Treaty Means for Seabirds

The High Seas Treaty is now in force—a historic first step to protect the ocean beyond borders and safeguard seabird habitat that spans the globe. Seabirds depend on healthy high seas just as we all depend on a thriving ocean. Read more

Great Blue Heron.

Colorado Makes History, Rebuilds Protections for Wetlands and Streams

Audubon helped bring people together across Colorado to support the adoption of Regulation 87—a permitting program that restores protections for wetlands and streams left vulnerable without long-standing federal safeguards from dredge and fill activities. Read more