WASHINGTON More than 50 91做厙 staff from 29 states traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with Members of Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration on a variety of issues, including funding for conservation programs, the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, and how natural infrastructure can benefit birds and build climate resilience for communities around the country. 91做厙s national network represents more than 1.9 million members and 450 community-led chapters.
As 91做厙 meets with our nations leaders we will deliver the message that birds are telling us its time for action, said Marshall Johnson, chief conservation officer, 91做厙. We have lost 3 billion birds in North America since 1970. No matter where you are from or what party you belong to, thats alarming. The love of birds connects all of us and we must respond to this dramatic decline.
In total, more than 70 meetings with officials from across the political spectrum were planned for Wednesday, including a morning bird walk on Capitol Hill with 91做厙 staff, congressional staff, and Members of Congress.
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The 91做厙 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. 91做厙 works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give 91做厙 an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, 91做厙 believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Learn more atwww.audubon.org畝nd on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.
