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Updated NEPA Rules Are a Big Win for Climate, Communities, and …

WEBSince it was first signed into law in 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been one of the most important statutes for protecting birds, other …

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Birding With Benefits: How Nature Improves Our Mental Mindsets

WEBOne leading theory is that nature can restore our attention and counter the mental fatigue that today’s urban and sensory-filled environments cause. A second is that it can reduce …

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More Birds Bring More Happiness, According to Science

WEBAccording to another recent study from researchers at Cal Poly, hikers who listened to birdsong while ambling on a trail have a more positive overall experience and feel …

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The Heath Hen John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove

WEBRobert Peck, a curator at Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences, and Eric Newman, historian and numismatic scholar, found the image of a Heath Hen, described by Audubon in his diary in 1824 as painted for a New Jersey banknote. Today, both the Heath Hen, a small grouse, and the banknote, a $3 bill, are extinct, despite efforts through the

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Healthy Forests Guides Audubon Pennsylvania

WEBHealthy Forests and its companion Pocket Guide are intended for consulting foresters, agency-based foresters, natural resource professionals, and decision makers. Together, …

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What Do Birds Do for Us

WEBThey slow the spread of disease. They keep the furniture industry supplied with timber. They provide critical environmental data. The list continues ad infinitum. The …

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Fire for Good and a Healthy Forest Audubon Pennsylvania

WEBAudubon Mid-Atlantic, in cooperation with Natural Lands and the Cornell Lab, are planning a so-called “prescribed burn” this spring at the Bear Creek Preserve in …

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A Very Busy Earth Month Yields Big Wins for Birds Audubon

WEBEarth Month 2024 brought big conservation wins at the White House and Congress -- and new campaigns to protect the lands and waters that are critical to our …

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Scientists Are Unraveling the American Robin's Surprisingly …

WEBResearchers hope new studies of these widespread birds will reveal their movements—and tip us off to disease outbreaks and other threats. Emily Williams, a former biologist at …

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The Bird Flu Blazes On, Amping Up Concerns for Wildlife and …

WEBI n late 2021, Tufts University virologist Wendy Puryear began to worry. The avian flu virus was behaving oddly. It usually passes through wild birds with little harm. But in Europe, …

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Restored NEPA Centers Climate Change and Environmental Justice

WEBToday the Biden administration finalized a rule implementing changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the bedrock law that guides how federal …

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Why Do Birds Matter

WEBBirds matter because they are beautiful to watch and to hear and because they make my heart soar with joy and gratitude of the abundance and diversity of God’s …

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Department of Interior’s Long-term Commitment to Sagebrush …

WEB(Denver—Feb. 8, 2024)—A coalition of national sportsmen and conservation organizations today praised an announcement by the Department of the Interior (DOI) of focused, …

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6 Unexpected Ways Birds Are Important for the Environment (and …

WEBWords by Lauren Leffer. Reporter, Audubon magazine. Published December 17, 2021. Birds improve our quality of life. Watching them flit around a backyard feeder …

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North American Birds Face Their Own Pandemic With Latest Bout …

WEBPublished April 21, 2022. An outbreak of avian flu that has been spreading across the United States and Canada over the past six months only seems to be getting worse. …

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To Feed, or Not to Feed Audubon

WEBA lot of people like to feed birds. More than 40 percent of Americans make it a regular habit. But a nibble of backyard suet or peck at the communal feeder may hold …

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Three Easy but Important Ways to Keep Your Bird Feeders Disease …

WEBThe National Wildlife Health Center recommends cleaning bird baths and feeders with a solution of nine parts water to one part bleach. (If there is visible debris, …

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Inside the Biomedical Revolution to Save Horseshoe Crabs and the

WEBBetween 2004 and 2012, biomedical use of horseshoe crabs increased 85 percent. Finally, in 2012, the FDA formally announced that the biomedical community could use rFC, …

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How State and Local Governments Are Leading the Way on …

WEBA bill passed in Maine this year, for example, calls for emissions at 80 percent below 1990 levels by midcentury, with a halfway goal by 2030. And Hawaii’s 2018 legislation sets a …

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Innovative Audubon Program Connects Elders with Alzheimer’s …

WEBToday Health Professions Press announced the release of Bird Tales, a low cost, high-impact program to improve the lives of people living with Alzheimer’s disease.The program was developed by dementia-care expert Randy Griffin in partnership with the National Audubon Society, Toyota, and TransCon.

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Birds Have Their Own Disease Problems That Sometimes Become …

WEBThe particularly deadly avian flu H5N1 strain, however, has occurred intermittently across Asia since 2004.It has led to 455 human deaths from about 861 …

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The Origins of Our Misguided Hatred for Pigeons Audubon

WEBEarly in the next century, opinion shifted. “Pigeons became a nuisance through the 1930’s and 1940’s, nesting and defecating in and on landmarks, statues and …

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10 Fun Facts About the Northern Cardinal Audubon

WEBNorthern Cardinal (female). Photo: Sujata Roy/Audubon Photography Awards. 5.) Cardinals get their trademark red plumage from their food. While they are …

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North Carolina Cities get Native Plants Policies, Thanks to Chapter

WEBSince 2021, T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon has been working to promote the use of native plants by organizing their members around the issue. After the first …

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Audubon Hails Rule Creating Climate Resiliency, Balancing …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON D.C.-April 18, 2024) – The Department of the Interior has published a final rule for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will …

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