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Protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, in Alaska and throughout the hemisphere.

Welcome to Protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, in Alaska and throughout the hemisphere. We blend science and policy work to protect important habitat throughout Alaska for people, birds, and wildlife since 1977. Our office is located within Dena’ina ełnena, but our work spans the entirety of the state. 119M Acres of Important Bird Areas 16 National Wildlife Refuges $378M Annual economic impact of birders traveling to Alaska How We're Making a Difference Learn about local work happening on the ground. There’s No Bog Like Home There’s No Bog Like Home Shorebirds are back in Alaska for the breeding season. How much depends on Cook Inlet’s bogs? Audubon Alaska Launches Anchorage Birding Trail Audubon Alaska Launches Anchorage Birding Trail The trail features 35 birding sites, stretching from Whittier to Westchester Lagoon and into the Chugach Mountains. The virtual experience offers maps, site amenities, and driving directions. Introducing the Anchorage Birding Trail Introducing the Anchorage Birding Trail Audubon Alaska’s newest birding trail connects 35 accessible sites, from Cook Inlet shorelines to Chugach alpine ridges to city parks throughout the Anchorage Bowl. Hidden Gems Along the Anchorage Birding Trail Hidden Gems Along the Anchorage Birding Trail The Anchorage Birding Trail hosts some of the richest displays of bird life the city has to offer, but these sites have far more to discover than just feathered friends. Rebuilding a Tower That Seabirds—and Science—Depend On Rebuilding a Tower That Seabirds—and Science—Depend On From storm damage to critical repairs, a research tower on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska helps scientists track seabird signals in a warming North Pacific. Birds in Poetry and Prose in Alaska and Beyond Birds in Poetry and Prose in Alaska and Beyond Poetry is powerful, but poetry about Alaska birds from Alaska poets and writers? Now you’re really flying. Desperately Seeking Sugg’erpak Desperately Seeking Sugg’erpak The global story of how a century-old Yup’ik mask is illuminating shorebird conservation today in Western Alaska and beyond. Way beyond. A Contested Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness A Contested Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness At the remote edge between the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, a proposed 19-mile road threatens migratory flyways, subsistence livelihoods, and the framework for nature conservation in Alaska. Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival and WHSRN Site Turns 35 Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival and WHSRN Site Turns 35 The celebration marked 35 years since the Copper River Delta was designated a Site of Hemispheric Importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN)—the first such site in Alaska and among the earliest in the network’s history. An Issue of Seismic Proportions An Issue of Seismic Proportions As concerns for the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Western Arctic heats up, seismic surveys—or irreversible ecological scarring—are at the heart of the issue. Support Western Alaska Communities Impacted by Unprecedented Storms Support Western Alaska Communities Impacted by Unprecedented Storms Nearly 50 communities have reported impacts from wind and flooding. “Sandpipers on the Silvery Stikine” “Sandpipers on the Silvery Stikine” Behind the Scenes with the SeaBank Chronicles, where Audubon Alaska and the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust take you for a ride on the Stikine River Delta. Get Audubon in Your Inbox Let us send you the latest in bird and conservation news.

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