What a High-Tech Forest Can Teach us About Global Warming
August 31, 2015 —
By rigging the Harvard Forest with cameras, sensors, and even hotter air, scientists can study the future.
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A Definitive Guide to Congress' Attacks on Conservation Law
August 31, 2015 —
This year we've seen an absurd number of assaults on legislation and agencies that protects birds and their habitat.
How to Keep Birds Out of the Outhouse
August 31, 2015 —
Open pipes kill thousands of birds out West every year.
Wes Craven, Renowned Director, Dies at 76
August 31, 2015 —
The bird lover also served on Audubon California’s board.
Listen to Burrowing Owls Hiss Like Rattlesnakes
August 31, 2015 —
These tiny desert dwellers use sound to warn away unwanted visitors.
Can We Learn to Handle the Heat of Forest Fires?
August 28, 2015 —
With climate change turning up the temperature and the state in a four-year drought, wildfires are scorching California like never before. In the “nuke zone” scientists are looking for clues to how forests cope.
Why Do Tropical Birds Have Fewer Chicks?
August 28, 2015 —
A new study supports the theory that life after the nest is just as important as life within it.
Killing Cormorants Won't Help Salmon, Says Government’s Own Study
August 25, 2015 —
The Army Corps' controversial plan to cull thousands of birds to save endangered salmon populations may be as futile as opponents have claimed.
Groove-Billed Anis, Communal Nesters
August 24, 2015 —
This bird can collect up to 20 eggs in one nest.
