Audubon Washington

Protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow

Mountain Bluebird. Photo: Debbie Tubridy

Audubon Washington is a field office of the National Audubon Society. Our mission is to protect birds and the places they need by using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. Nature centers, chapters, and partners give Audubon Washington an unparalleled wingspan that reaches over 50,000 people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. 

We do this work because we understand the importance of nature and natural systems in our lives--for our economic well-being, for our enjoyment, and for ethical and spiritual benefits. We are organized as a network of chapters that collectively engage people in learning about birds, caring about and for birds, and taking action to save birds and the places they need now and in the future. We focus our work on four strategies: Coasts, Climate, Working lands, and Bird-Friendly Communities, because we know that when you focus on protecting the birds, you end up protecting the earth. 

Puget Sound Conservation
Coasts

Coasts

Audubon’s Coasts Initiative takes a full life-cycle approach to the conservation of coastal birds.

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Climate Change
Climate

Climate Change

Our climate work is informed by science and powered by people

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Sagelands Program
Working Lands

Sagelands Program

Monitoring and preserving Washington's shrub-steppe ecosystem.

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Building Bird Friendly Communities
Bird-Friendly Communities

Building Bird Friendly Communities

Connecting people with nature to create safe places where birds and people prosper.

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Seward Park Audubon Center
Chapters & Centers

Seward Park Audubon Center

Engaging children and families with nature in their community

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Recent News

A Few of Our Favorite Things
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A Few of Our Favorite Things

Looking back on a few of our accomplishments this year

Ending on a high note
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Ending on a high note

Christi Norman reflects on her 22 years at Audubon

Natural Climate Solutions
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Natural Climate Solutions

Natural climate solutions as a win-win for birds and climate

Clean transportation forum shows the way to the future
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Clean transportation forum shows the way to the future

Transportation is the #1 emitter of greenhouse gases, and we can make it clean

Representing birds at Washington’s congressional delegation
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Representing birds at Washington’s congressional delegation

Audubon Washington’s conservation and government affairs team brought Audubon's new climate report to Washington D.C.

More than Half of Washington State Birds at Risk of Extinction Due to Climate Change
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More than Half of Washington State Birds at Risk of Extinction Due to Climate Change

Today, the National Audubon Society released a groundbreaking climate report, Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink.

Thank you for your leadership, Gail Gatton!
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Thank you for your leadership, Gail Gatton!

It is with deep gratitude that Audubon Washington honors Gail Gatton, our Vice President and Executive Director, who retired on September 1st, 2019.

Recommendations for a Puget Sound Estuary Avian Monitoring Strategy
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Recommendations for a Puget Sound Estuary Avian Monitoring Strategy

To answer the Puget Sound's biggest bird questions, we need a unified monitoring strategy.

This Month's Birdy Book: "Flight Maps" by Jennifer Price
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This Month's Birdy Book: "Flight Maps" by Jennifer Price

A book review by Gene Bullock, Kitsap Audubon Society

Diverse Constituencies Celebrate Significant Milestone of House of Representatives Vote on Clean Electricity
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Diverse Constituencies Celebrate Significant Milestone of House of Representatives Vote on Clean Electricity

OLYMPIA, WA – April 11, 2019 – The Washington State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5116 today on a 56-42 vote, taking an important step towards securing a fossil fuel-free future for Washington.

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