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Audubon Rockies' Blog

Stories about birds and their conservation from the Audubon Network

Horned Lark. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Stories, news, birding information, activities, and more related to birds and bird conservation in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Birding Tours on Cattle Ranches?
Conservation Ranching Initiative

Birding Tours on Cattle Ranches?

By John Kloster-Prew & Dusty Downey

Audubon Conservation Ranching and Reefs to Rockies add a new dimension to ecotourism.

BLM’s Rock Springs plan a step forward, conserves lands and habitat
Sagebrush Ecosystem Initiative

BLM’s Rock Springs plan a step forward, conserves lands and habitat

Rock Springs plan reflects public input and conserves key landscapes.

Looking Underground: Why Birds Need Healthy Soils
Conservation Ranching Initiative

Looking Underground: Why Birds Need Healthy Soils

By Louisa Kimmell

Soil lays the foundation for the health of nearly all bird habitats.

Monitoring Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake
Snowy Plover Monitoring Project

Monitoring Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake

An Updated Look at One of Utah’s Shorebird Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Increased Water Flows and Control Bring Benefits to Great Salt Lake and Wetlands
Saline Lakes Program

Increased Water Flows and Control Bring Benefits to Great Salt Lake and Wetlands

More water is better to combat botulism outbreaks and invasive plants

2024 Mid-year Update
Reports

2024 Mid-year Update

By Audubon Rockies

Our top accomplishments from January–June 2024.

Window Strikes Are Even Deadlier for Birds Than We Thought
Lights Out

Window Strikes Are Even Deadlier for Birds Than We Thought

A new study suggests the true avian toll of building collisions in the United States reaches well over 1 billion deaths annually.

Great Salt Lake Partners “Band Together” to Monitor American White Pelicans
Saline Lakes Program

Great Salt Lake Partners “Band Together” to Monitor American White Pelicans

After 5-year hiatus, State of Utah Coordinates Gunnison Island Nesting Colony Tagging

Volunteering Beyond the Stream
Western Rivers Initiative

Volunteering Beyond the Stream

By Nathan Boyer-Rechlin

Build connections and support healthy watersheds with these stream restoration opportunities in Colorado.

Audubon Rockies and Anderson Ranch Arts Center Kick Off Aspen Summer of Birds
Community Naturalist

Audubon Rockies and Anderson Ranch Arts Center Kick Off Aspen Summer of Birds

The weeklong workshop encouraged kids to appreciate the wonder of wildlife.

Learn about birds and get involved.