See President Obama announce his historic recommendation for permanent protection for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! This is the first time any administration has publicly supported protection for the critical coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. The announcement bolstered the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the refuge. While only Congress can designate Wilderness, this is the biggest step in that direction in decades and deserves some celebration, and a big thank you!
By Beth Peluso
January 26, 2015
A New Colony of Caspian Tern Decoys on Aramburu Island
Richardson Bay Audubon Center is attacting breeding pairs of Caspian Terns with these newly painted tern decoys—a strategy successfully used by previous tern relocation efforts.