Refining the Important Bird Areas of California’s Deserts
With funding support from the SJV, Audubon California revised 21 IBAs in California’s Colorado and Mojave Deserts, incorporating current science and land use changes that will better inform priorities for conservation and management planning.
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Feathers in Flight
The Bird Genoscape Project was featured in a stunning short documentary, Feathers in Flight, about the importance of understanding the full annual cycle of migratory birds. Check it out!
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Border BioBlitz
The 2021 Border BioBlitz is a community science effort to record as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border. Learn how to participate!
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Borderlands Wins Big for Bats and Bacanora
Congratulations to our partners at Borderlands Restoration Network for winning the $100,000 Connectivity Challenge prize for their Bacanora for Bats: Binational Conservation and Sustainable Agave Spirit project!
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Riparian Restoration Gives Birds a Chance
With hard work from River Partners, restoration sites in southern California are seeing the fruits of their labor with the return of Least Bell’s Vireo to the habitat.
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Community Tools: Land Conservation to Protect Wildlife
Arizona Land and Water Trust takes a collaborative approach to conservation of southern AZ’s western landscapes. Check out some of their recent wins, safeguarding working landscapes and securing habitat for numerous species of birds and other wildlife.
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The Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve Implements Shorebird Conservation
The reserve is the first natural protected area in Mexico to adopt the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy, and to incorporate shorebirds as one of the main conservation objectives in the new edition of its Management Program.
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Purple Martins, a Desert Apparition
The Tucson Audubon Society and their team of community science volunteers are leading the way to learn more about the secretive natural history of desert nesting Purple Martins in southeast Arizona.
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Tracking Springs through Community Science
Springs across the Sky Islands provide remarkable contributions to the wildlife, ecosystems, and human communities of the region, but are at risk from numerous threats. Sky Island Alliance has launched the Spring Seeker program to document spring locations and track their health.
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Community Scientists reported 165 species on Big Day 2020
The Urban Birds Program is a citizen science effort that helps gather information about birds in the Colorado River Delta region, provides environmental education opportunities, and promotes community involvement in restoration and conservation projects.
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