From Audubon.org Achieving bipartisan conservation solutions that address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need. Bald Eagle. Photo: Rick Lott/Audubon Photography Awards Audubon’s conservation vision—that we protect birds throughout their full lifecycle—requires we address the biggest threats to birds and the places they need now and into the future. Those [...]
Announcement: Gone Missing: 3 Billion Birds, Presentation and Panel Discussion on SATURDAY, MARCH 7th from 2 - 5 p.m. at Stockton University in the Alton Auditorium, sponsored by Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with New Jersey Audubon A recent study sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology revealed that almost 3,000,000 birds have [...]
In celebration of the natural connection between birding and photography, Wyncote Audubon Society is hosting the 2019 Photography Awards Traveling Exhibit at the locations below. Visitors of all ages will enjoy a display of the winning photos as well as learn more about our local birdlife. This is the eastern Pennsylvania debut of this incredible [...]
The "Recovering America's Wildlife Act (H.R.3742) was introduced in this 116th Congress last summer. A major provision of this legislation is the provision to distribute funds to states to support nongame wildlife programs including fish, birds, and other wildlife. This act will support increased and dedicated funding for Pennsylvania bird conservation. There are 90 bird [...]
We have a short time to act before Congress signs off on the fiscal year 2020 budget! Congress will vote by December 20 on the Interior Appropriations bill, which contains funding for the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program. The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program is a non-regulatory program that will provide funding and technical assistance [...]
From the Weaver's Way Coop Shuttle Online By Margaret Rohde, Conservation Manager, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Since 2016, the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) has been working to create and protect habitat for chimney swifts, a bird species in severe decline. We’ve created habitat in the form of artificial chimneys or “towers,” the first built [...]
Today, there are three hundred million fewer seabirds in the world than there were in 1950, a population decline of seventy percent. These magnificent birds such as Atlantic Puffins, Least Terns, and Bald Eagles rely on fish as their primary food source, but they often can’t find enough to eat. Forage fish are small, schooling [...]
The dire results in recent reports of scientific studies tell us that birds and wildlife have been in dramatic and precipitous decline. This is the result of several critical factors that include catastrophic loss of habitat exacerbated by the effects of climate change. We have learned that America's wildlife is in crisis—and today, more than [...]
Our latest edition of Naturally is now available to read online! READ THE FALL 2019 EDITION OF NATURALLY
Please attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Hearings in Philadelphia on August 14, 2019 “River Herring and Shad Update and Cap Review” from 2:30-4:00 pm The Notary Hotel, Autograph Collection The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) is reviewing current protections for river herring and shad and considering doubling the cap on the number of [...]
