AuduBlog

— The 2023 legislative session is underway. We have numerous opportunities to protect birds through policy change and funding in the state budget.

— An influx of dollars from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a rare opportunity for conservation

— New study shows that 74% of the armoring installed in San Juan County over a 10-year period had no permits from either the state or the county, and only 9% of the new armor in the county was legally permitted prior to installation

— The final report was just released for the Sagebrush Songbird Survey, an unprecedented community science partnership to create sagebrush songbird distribution models in Washington's imperiled shrub steppe ecosystem

— We successfully advocated for the addition of provisions to consider sea level rise in the latest draft of the Skagit County Shoreline Master Plan!

— Shoreline armoring harms natural beaches that provide spawning habitat for forage fish, a key to Puget Sound's ecosystem

— Sea level rise in Puget Sound threatens homes, infrastructure, and natural shoreline habitats.

— We lost an irreplacable part of the Audubon family and honor the life of Harriet Bullitt

— The 60-day legislative session wrapped up on March 10 with some fantastic victories for birds, as well as important policies that didn’t make the cut.

— Alongside our partners at the Seattle Aquarium and Sound Action, we’ve proposed legislation that helps protect Puget Sound shoreline habitat for birds, salmon, and people