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California Condor. Photo: Scott Frier/USFWS

No, Outside Magazine, enviros aren't standing in the way of renewable energy
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No, Outside Magazine, enviros aren't standing in the way of renewable energy

Online piece by the venerable adventure publication fails to see that we don't have to choose between renewable energy and wildlife protection.

Hot tubs are not for hawks

Photo: Tom Sheffield

Starr Ranch Sanctuary manager Pete DeSimone rescued this Sharp-shinned Hawk from a jacuzzi in the nearby community of Coto de Caza. The bird was taken to the vet and appears to be on the mend. We're guessing the experience wasn't as relaxing as promised.

Sandhill Cranes at Staten Island

Yesterday our Working Lands Program toured Staten Island and watched Sandhill Cranes using fields that test different compatible agriculture practices.

Brigid McCormack: Story of Owens Lake offers hope for the Salton Sea

Audubon California's Brigid McCormack at Owens Lake in October 2015. Photo: Andrea Jones

Audubon California Executive Director Brigid McCormack writes in the Desert Sun that if you want a model for fixing the Salton Sea, you only have to look 300 miles north to Owens Lake, where people came together to create solutions to similar problems.

"Receding waters letting loose clouds of toxic dust. Migratory birds struggling to hang on. Officials hamstrung by financial and political constraints. Frustration and hopelessness about the future.

Those phrases may aptly capture the building crisis at the Salton Sea, but they’re actually describing the situation at Owens Lake, about 300 miles to the north, prior to 2000.

The seemingly intractable problems at Owens Lake were brought under control by a coalition of environmental groups, farmers, water districts, tribes and others who hammered out a consensus solution providing for the needs of public health and wildlife. The success at Owens Lake offers hope for the Salton Sea."

Shorebirds at the Point Reyes National Seashore

Our own Andrea Jones caught this fun footage of Marbled Godwits and Sanderlings on the beach at the Point Reyes National Seashore this past weekend.

Northern Pintail is one of the nominees for 2015 Bird of the Year. Voting continues through Dec 20 for Audubon California's 2015 Bird of the Year. Vote as many times as you like until then. There are seven nominees, but you're welcome to write in your own candidate.

Who says an election can't be warm and fuzzy? Vote for Audubon California's 2015 Bird of the Year through Dec. 20. Vote as many times as you like. Pick one of the nominated birds, or write-in your own candidate.

Tricolored Blackbird designated a candidate for state endangered species listing
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Tricolored Blackbird designated candidate for state endangered species listing

— Responding to an alarming drop in the rare bird’s numbers, the California Fish and Game Commission today advanced the consideration of the Tricolored Blackbird as candidate for protection under the California Endangered Species Act.
California Fish and Game Commission should grant state endangered species listing to Tricolored Blackbird
Tricolored Blackbird

California Fish and Game Commission should grant state endangered species listing to Tricolored Blackbird

Audubon California supports decision to protect rare bird, which has declined 44 percent since 2011

The American Kestrel is one of the nominees for 2015 Bird of the Year. Vote for any of the seven nominees, or write in your own choice, through Dec. 20. You can vote as many times as you like. Cast your vote now.

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