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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS

California is losing trees at an alarming rate. New research shows that California has lost about 62 million trees to drought and climate change in 2016, which is a higher rate than last year.

Audubon’s work in California’s Central Valley may open opportunities for birds at the Salton Sea
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Audubon’s work in California’s Central Valley may open opportunities for birds at the Salton Sea

Can Audubon California’s efforts to support birds on Central Valley farms can be translated to the Imperial Valley?

Obama Administration blocks new California offshore oil drilling

In welcome news for those concerns about oil spills on the California coast, President Obama yesterday released a plan for offshore oil drilling in federal waters that bans new permits off the California coast until 2022. Incoming President Trump has made it clear that he intends to open up new offshore oil drilling, but there are numerous hurdles to him moving quickly following Obama's action.

Nothing like a flyoff at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
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Nothing like a flyoff at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

Seeing one of California's great natural wonders is a reminder of how cooperation creates great conservation victories.

Whiskey Jack on its way to being Canada's official bird. Canada apparently went looking for a national bird and came up with something surprisingly cool: the Gray Jay, aka the Whiskey Jack. We get these guys in northern California, so the next time you see one send good thoughts to our friends up north.

Chapter Assembly shows strength of the chapter network
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Highlights from the Chapter Assembly

More than 100 chapter leaders from 32 chapters came to Yosemite to learn and share ideas.

Agreement ends 15-year OC toll road battle
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Agreement ends 15-year OC toll road battle

Audubon California and its partners in the Save San Onofre Coalition are celebrating the end of a 15-year fight over a proposed tollroad extension through critical bird habitat in southern Orange County.

Vote for Audubon California's 2016 Bird of the Year

It’s time to help us choose the 2016 Audubon California Bird of the Year. Who will take the title: California Coastal Gnatcatcher, California Scrub Jay, Double-crested Cormorant, Eared Grebe, Northern Spotted Owl, or the Western Sandpiper? The choice is yours. You can vote as many times as you like through Dec. 16.

Yet another reason to keep plastic out of the ocean

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that researchers have discovered that one reason seabirds consume plastic debris is that it smells like food.

Rising to meet the challenge
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Rising to the coming challenge to conservation

We’ve heard some unsettling things about federal conservation policy since the election that will have significant implications for birds and nature in California.

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