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91°µÍø members standing outside the Legislative Building on Advocacy Day. Photo: Caitlin O'Hara
91°µÍø Members Speak Up for Birds at Advocacy Day
June 06, 2024 — More than 80 members from across the state met with their lawmakers to advocate for family land protections, wetlands, and conservation funding.
NORTH CAROLINA
Responsible Energy Policy is Necessary for Bending the Bird Curve
May 23, 2024
TEXAS
A man stands on a hill above sagebrush steppe.
Enhancing Protections for the Greater Sage-Grouse: A Pivotal Moment for Conservation
May 14, 2024 — Sage-grouse biologist Tom Christiansen's op-ed in the Casper Star Tribune.
ROCKIES
Purple Martin flying with an insect in its beak.
New Hope Bird Alliance to Kick-off Year of the Aerial Insectivore
May 09, 2024 — A ribbon cutting is scheduled for May 11 to celebrate these high-flying, insect eating birds, and highlight the threats they face.
NORTH CAROLINA
Ignoring Threats Facing Bird Populations is a Texas-sized Risk We Can’t Afford to Take.
April 25, 2024
TEXAS
State Proposal Highlights Threats Facing Three NC Bird Species
April 11, 2024 — Black Skimmers, Rusty Blackbirds, Swallow-tailed Kites proposed for threatened and special concern list.
NORTH CAROLINA
Shorebird in water
Alaska’s Federal Public Lands Updates
March 11, 2024 — A lot is happening on Alaska’s federal public lands. Here’s where we’ve been and where we’re going in 2024 ...
ALASKA Arctic Lands
Caribou and pipeline on tundra
The Latest on America’s Arctic
March 11, 2024 — During last fall's public process for both the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska or Western Arctic, 91°µÍø heavily encouraged comments from the public. Here’s how you came through for the Arctic!
ALASKA Arctic Lands
Fifth-annual Seabird Fly-in Helps Advocates Find Their Voice in Washington
March 01, 2024 — Students from chapters across the U.S. traveled to DC to speak on behalf of birds. What they took back home will serve them for years to come.
Coasts and Oceans
Woman standing at a podium surrounded by people with protect our pollinators signs
A Successful Swarming of the State House
February 29, 2024 — In preparation for this week’s committee vote on a bill to prohibit the use of certain pesticides that are particularly harmful to birds and pollinators, a press conference was held in the State House to show support.
VERMONT