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Audubon California is one of the leading voices for birds and conservation in the Golden State, and a resource for members of the media looking for information on topics such as birds, habitat conservation, climate change, wildlife policy, and a variety of related issues. Representatives of our organization appear in the press regularly and are happy to share their expertise.

To speak to an Audubon California expert, contact our Communications Department:

Jason Howe
Media Relations Manager, Pacific and Central Flyways
jason.howe@audubon.org
(415) 595-9245

Press releases

Audubon California-Sponsored Bill Would Promote Regenerative Ranching in California
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Audubon California-Sponsored Bill Would Promote Regenerative Ranching in California

March 20, 2023 — AB 720 encourages ranching practices to restore grasslands and sequester carbon.
Audubon California’s Casey Arndt Named to SF Bay Restoration Advisory Board 
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Audubon California’s Casey Arndt Named to SF Bay Restoration Advisory Board 

March 8, 2023 — Director of Richardson Bay Center will help guide local restoration projects
Bill to Create State Salton Sea Conservancy Introduced in California Senate
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Bill to Create State Salton Sea Conservancy Introduced in California Senate

February 16, 2023 — Entity would better manage projects across complicated landscape
Dr. Madhavi Colton Takes Helm of Audubon California
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Dr. Madhavi Colton Takes Helm of Audubon California

Veteran conservationist brings a wealth of experience protecting marine and coastal ecosystems.

Audubon-Sponsored Bill to Curb Light Pollution Reintroduced in Calif. Legislature
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Audubon-Sponsored Bill to Curb Light Pollution Reintroduced in Calif. Legislature

December 9, 2022 — Bill would reduce excess light on state property
Audubon California Receives $500K from General Motors for Work on Salton Sea
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Audubon California Receives $500K from General Motors for Work on Salton Sea

November 29, 2022 — Great Egrets flying, Salton Sea, California.
Federal Agreement Would Provide $250m for Salton Sea Remediation Projects
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Federal Agreement Would Provide $250m for Salton Sea Remediation Projects

November 29, 2022 — “A major step forward … to safeguard residents and the environment.”
Audubon California Urges Backyard Birders to Empty Bird Baths and Feeders as Avian Flu Spreads
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Audubon California Urges Backyard Birders to Empty Bird Baths and Feeders as Avian Flu Spreads

October 27, 2022 — Waterfowl crowding at Salton Sea, Central Valley Refuges “a recipe for an epidemic.”
Governor Signs Audubon-Supported Law Making Access to Nature Part of State Policy
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Governor Signs Audubon-Supported Law Making Access to Nature Part of State Policy

October 1, 2022 — “This bill will begin the process of undoing more than a century’s worth of planning decisions that marginalized people of color and lower-income Californians.”