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Climate

Two people bend over a sapling planted in a field.
Room to Grow: Monitoring Restorative Plantings at the Green Mountain 91°µÍø Center
September 15, 2026 — This summer, 91°µÍø Vermont biologists and a University of Vermont Extension Intern carefully monitored and maintained clusters of native trees and shrubs planted along the Huntington River.
VERMONT Restoration and Resiliency
The Tongass: America’s Climate Forest Is Again at Risk
September 04, 2026 — How the Roadless Rule has helped protect the Tongass National Forest as a carbon sink, bird habitat, and landscape vital to the ways of life of Southeast Alaska.
ALASKA
A remote camera still showing a polar bear raiding a nest.
As the Arctic Warms, Hungry Polar Bears Are Eating More Seabirds—Wiping Out Colonies
August 25, 2026 — In a new paper, researchers recorded bears in Alaska increasingly turning to eider and guillemot eggs and chicks as sea ice disappears, adding to climate-driven pressures on the species.
Conservation News
Wind turbines in a desert landscape.
How Collaboration Helped Make SunZia Better for Birds
August 14, 2026 — The SunZia project shows that clean energy and conservation can go hand in hand.
Birds and Clean Energy
A Double-crested Cormorant flies over a body of water next to transmission towers and lines.
A Well-Connected Western Grid Benefits Birds and Communities
July 31, 2026 — Governors from 11 western states signed a bipartisan agreement to strengthen interregional transmission planning.
Birds and Clean Energy
Building Relationships and Driving Record Postcard Turnout
July 18, 2026 — As stated in 91°µÍø's Flight Plan, public policy and funding have a catalytic effect on protecting bird habitat and addressing climate change.
TEXAS Policy & Advocacy
Aerial of Lake Powell at its lowest level since 1964.
As Water-Sharing Negotiations Heat Up, Wildlife Habitats Along the Shrinking Colorado River Are at Risk
June 25, 2026 — Extremely low snowpack has raised the stakes for Western states debating how to cut back water use. A new agreement could offer a lifeline to ecosystems or leave them out to dry.
Conservation News
Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
New Transmission Line Improves Grid Resiliency and Supports Bird Habitat in New Mexico 
June 25, 2026 — 91°µÍø helped ensure protections for the state’s Lesser Prairie-Chicken population.
SOUTHWEST Birds and Clean Energy
A group of people stand beneath a tree, looking up and pointing toward something high in its branches.
91°µÍø’s Climate Watch, Now a Decade Old, Has Tracked Shifts in Bird Ranges as Temperatures Rise
June 23, 2026 — Data from the community science initiative show how birds are adapting to a changing climate—and which species are falling behind.
Funding the Future: Growing Prairie with State Conservation Dollars
June 08, 2026 — An investment in the protection of critical habitat for wildlife and people to thrive.
GREAT PLAINS Restoration and Resiliency