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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS

How do we effectively communicate conservation work?
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How do we effectively communicate conservation work?

Khara Strum, Conservation Project Manager with the Working Lands Program, learns her own lesson while teaching children the impacts of climate change.

First appearance of Pacific herring in San Francisco Bay feeds birds and other wildlife
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First appearance of Pacific herring in San Francisco Bay feeds birds and other wildlife

Our friends at the Department of Fish and Wildlife report the first run of spawning herring in San Francisco Bay, at Richardson Bay last week.

Volunteers make the (waterbird) world go round
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Volunteers make the (waterbird) world go round

This #GivingTuesday we thank our dedicated volunteers.

Giving thanks to our volunteers
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Giving thanks to our volunteers

Today I was reminded that volunteers are the backbone of our community and we should celebrate the contribution they make to our society every single day.

Audio ecologist's recordings sound alarm on drought's impact on birds

Story from NPR's All Things Considered.

Bernie Krause is an audio ecologist. This year he noticed a precipitous drop in the sounds of one his favorite field recording sites, a change he attributes in large part to California's drought.

Oldest known wild bird making a new nest at Midway Atoll. A 64-year-old female Laysan Albatross has arrived at Midway Atoll with her mate and is building a new nest. Wisdom, as she has been named by U.S. Fish & Wildlife staff, is 64 years old, and has reared 36 chicks over her extraordinarily long life. We'll share news about her nest as we get it.

Perfectly symmetrical photo of a kingfisher diving

Photography Alan McFayden spent six years trying to get the perfect photo of a kingfisher. Then he nailed it. Seriously, you've got to check out this photo.

It's alive!
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It's alive!

Sonoma Creek tidal marsh works like a charm during king tide event

California turkeys to get presidential pardon

Make of this what you will, but apparently the turkeys set to receive a presidential pardon this year will be from California.

Cindy Lashbrook is a farmer bird hero

Cindy Lashbrook, River Dance Farms

This is Cindy Lashbrook, an organic farmer from Merced County. She partners with our Working Lands Program to create bird habitat on her property. Her dream is to one day have the threatened Yellow-billed Cuckoo subspecies live and breed on her land.

This Thanksgiving, send Cindy and other farmer bird heroes like her a thank you note. Click here to learn more.

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