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2008 Legislative Session:

• Issue #3: Supplemental Budget Differs in the Senate
• Issue #2: House Vote Needed to Support the Evergreen Cities Act
• Issue #1: Audubon outlines issues and updates for 2008 legislative session

2007 Legislative Session:

• Issue #1: Audubon outlines issues for 2007 legislative session, and celebrates its November victories (1.8 MB)
• Issue# 2: Imagine a Future with $100 million for Wildlife, Birds, Farms and People! And check out what else Audubon Washington is working on during the first couple weeks of the 2007 legislative session (1.5 MB)
• Issue #3: Audubon Staff and Legislators Flock Together and the Olympic Peninsula Birding Trail is scheduled for unveiling---don't miss it! (1.8 MB)
• Issue #4: Check out Audubon's Top Budget Priorities: Bird-Friendly Windpower, Important Bird Area Program, Upland Wildlife Assessment, and Nature Tourism. Find out what you can do to help! (1.4 MB)
• Issue# 5: Find out how Audubon Washington is combating global warming, saving an aquatic reserve and so much more! (1.7 MB)
• Issue# 6: In this issue of Bird's Eye View the 2007 biennial budgets are out - find out if Audubon Washington's priorities are in. (1.5 MB)
• Issue# 7: Historic Climate Change Policy Passes & Legislature Adjourns (2 MB)

2006 Legislative Session:

• Issue #1: Audubon outlines issues, emphasizes balance, for 2006 session (860 kb)
• Issue #2: Stamp out Nature Deficit Disorder and invasive species (843 kb)
• Issue #3: Stop Illegal Surface Mining and the Cross Base Highway (886 kb)
• Issue #4: Surface Mine Protections in Jeopardy and Audubon's Legislative Champions Emerge (844 kb)
• Issue #5: Audubon Priorities En Route to Governor (934 kb)
• Issue #6: Audubon wraps up a very successful session thanks to: focus, common ground, chapter activists and competent staff (1.5 MB)

2005 Legislative Session:

• Issue #1: Audubon is ready for the 2005 legislative session (685 kb)
• Issue #2: Audubon tracks forests, wetlands, and -- of course, budgets (828 kb)
• Issue #3: Audubon's executive director talks about legislators (914 kb)
• Issue #4: Audubon lists should-pass bills and should-die bills (692 kb)
• Issue #5: Audubon's executive director seeks federal $$ participation (673 kb)
• Issue #6: Gov. Gregoire's budget is a good start (672 kb)
• Issue #7: See what should and should not pass (704 kb)
• Issue #8: Final issue recaps the session (747 kb)

2004 Legislative Session

• Issue #1: Audubon is Ready for the 2004 Legislative Session (739 kb)
• Issue #2: The 2004 Legislative Session Has Begun (808 kb)
• Issue #3: Important Bird Areas Bill on the Fly (804 kb)
• Issue #4: The Legislature's for the Birds (590 kb)
• Issue #5: IBA Bill Becomes Law & Legislature Adjourns (609 kb)

2003 Legislative Session

• Issue #1: Audubon is Ready for the 2003 Legislative Session (172 kb)
• Issue #2: The First Two Weeks: The Good and the Bad Bills (181 kb)
• Issue #3: "There is no rhythm to this Session..." (237 kb)
• Issue #4: Citizen's Lobby Day 2003 (691 kb - lots of pics!)
• Issue #5: This week was "Cut-Off" for all policy bills (238 kb)
• Issue #6: This week was yet another "Cut-Off" for all policy bills (252 kb)
• Issue #7: Senate Releases Its Operating Budget (225 kb)
• Issue #8: House Releases '03 - '05 Operating Budget (290 kb)
• Issue #9: The Legislature Returns to Olympia... (231 kb)
• Issue #10: And, The Legislature Finally Left Olympia... In June (185 kb)

2002 Legislative Session

• Issue #1: Welcome to the 2002 Legislative Session! - For a PDF version (362 kb)
• Issue #2: What Happened in Week Two? (499 kb)
• Issue #3: Rain, Sleet & Snow...But We Braved the Weather Again! (470 kb)
• Issue #4: Week Four: Is Your Bill Alive or Dead? - For a PDF version (457 kb)
• Issue #5: Valentine’s Day 2002: Over 150 Citizen Lobbyists in Olympia! (541 kb)
• Issue #6: Worst Budget News since the Early 1980's! - For a PDF version (549 kb)
• Issue #7: Senate Delays Releasing Operating Budget for One Week (518 kb)
• Issue #8: Senate and House Budgets Finally Released - For a PDF version (464 kb)
• Issue #9: Not Quite Over Yet... (428 kb)
• Issue #10: What Did the Legislature Accomplish in 2002? - For a PDF version (411 kb)