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Conservation
> Campaigns & Projects
Campaigns & Projects
Seattle Audubon, through our Conservation
Commitee, works on a range of campaigns and projects related
to bird and habitat protection. These campaigns and projects
are intended to help us achieve our advocacy agenda (an organization-wide
effort to define advocacy priorities) as well as to honor
our general mission to protect birds and the environment.
(See "What
We Stand For") Here you can find details on some of these
campaigns.
Birds At Risk
As human populations grow and the resulting pressure on our natural resources increases,
many species of bird are put at risk due to habitat degradation, mismanagement and a
variety of other causes. Our Birds At Risk Campaign identifies specific
threats to individual species and works to protect and recover them for the future.
Piscivorous Birds
Piscivorous (or fish-eating) birds are often blamed for declines in fish
populations in our region. While some birds certainly do eat fish, they have
done so for millions of years. Find out more about our efforts to ensure that
birds are not scapegoated for declines in salmon and other fish species and
mismanaged as a result.
For an update on Caspian Terns in the Northwest, click
here
The Seattle Audubon Society founded the Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign in
1996 to promote the growth and sale of shade grown coffee. Shade grown
coffee provides critical wintering habitat for many different species of
neotropical migratory birds, whereas technified, sun plantations lead to
canopy degradation and provide very little habitat for birds. See what
Seattle Audubon is doing to maintain existing habitat in coffee producing
regions.
more...
Seattle Audubon advocates to protect urban nature, for wildlife
and people. Urban natural areas are fundamental components
of a city's infrastructure. Green spaces enrich the lives
of city dwellers in many ways, offering places to watch wildlife,
to rest and renew from the stresses of daily life, vegetative
buffers, water conservation, reduced air pollution, and more.
Read about our advocacy efforts. more...
When you Garden for Life, you provide a safe and healthy haven
for native wildlife in your neighborhood. Most potential "urban
habitat" for birds and other wildlife is located not in public
parks and greenbelts, but in the yards around privately owned
homes. This program educates and encourages citizens to adopt
wildlife-friendly practices in their yards. more...
Many of Washington State's birds depend upon healthy forests
for nesting, breeding and feeding. Seattle Audubon is working
with agencies, land managers and other organizations provide
adequate forest habitat for our region's birds. Learn more
about our efforts to promote old-growth forest protection,
sustainable logging communities and healthy forests.
more...
State Forests
State trust forests cover an enormous portion of the land
of this state. These forests provide critical habitat for
a wide variety of birds, including threatened species such
as the Northern Goshawk, Northern Spotted Owl and Marbled
Murrelet. The Seattle Audubon Conservation Committee is actively
engaged in ensuring that state forests are logged at a sustainable
rate that provides revenues to the state, but also protects
the wildlife species that inhabit these forests.
more...
Millions of birds die each year as a result of exposure to
various pesticides and toxins. Find out more about the connection
between birds and pesticides and what is being done locally
and regionally. more...
In conjunction with our
Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, Seattle Audubon is involved
in a general campaign to encourage our government to develop
international trade agreements and policies that are bird-friendly
- i.e., that honor our nation's core environmental values.
After all, sustainable economic development requires a healthy
environment. more...
Members of Seattle Audubon's Conservation Committee have been
reviewing US Fish & Wildlife Service plans for changes to
the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Seattle Public Utilities
plans for a new fish hatchery on the Cedar River, Washington
Department of Fish & Wildlife rules for reducing the amount
of fishing gear lost in Washington waters, and National Marine
Fisheries Service proposals for reducing seabird bycatch.
See what changes to these initiatives have been recommended.
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