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

Why We Support a 100% Clean Energy Standard
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Why We Support a 100% Clean Energy Standard

— Audubon Washington is urging the state legislature to support climate policy that takes swift and effective action to reduce carbon pollution, the number one threat to birds.
Audubon Washington Encourages Congress to Prevent Arctic Refuge Drilling
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Audubon Washington Encourages Congress to Prevent Arctic Refuge Drilling

— Expresses Appreciation to Senators Murray, Cantwell and five Members of Congress for Supporting Efforts to Protect Refuge
Washington State Legislature Must Act Now on Climate Change
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Washington State Legislature Must Act Now on Climate Change

— ACT NOW Virtual Lobby Day on June 15 will demonstrate voter support for a carbon tax to reduce carbon pollution that causes climate change and fund the state’s biennial budget.
Why We Urge the Washington State Legislature to Pass a Carbon Tax Now
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Pass a Carbon Tax Now

— Olympia can generate state revenue and lead America in the fight against climate change
White House to Warming World: Bake On
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White House to Warming World: Bake On

— President Trump backs out of the most important climate plan the world has ever seen; puts responsibility on Washington state leadership to support climate action to protect birds and people.
Audubon Washington Supports Initiative 732
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Audubon Washington Supports Initiative 732

— Audubon Members Encouraged to Vote for Initiative to Put a Price on Carbon Pollution
Birders can try apps, tweet, and get social with Sagebrush bird count
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Birders can try apps, tweet, and get social with Sagebrush bird count

How the Sagebrush Songbird Survey is incorporating new technology into it's survey success.

Looking for Forage Fish in Puget Sound
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Looking for Forage Fish in Puget Sound

Thanks in part to Audubon's activated network, research on forage fish in Puget Sound - their spawning grounds and population health - is underway.

Ending the Murrelet Malaise
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Ending the Murrelet Malaise

A collaborative environmental movement works to save this elusive seabird.

Weighing in on the Decline of Seabirds in Puget Sound
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Weighing in on the Decline of Seabirds in Puget Sound

Dr. Trina Bayard, Audubon Washington Director Bird Conservation, says now is the time to speak up in support of strengthening forage fish research and management in the Salish Sea.

How you can help, right now