Environmental News

Spotlight on folks working at the Salton Sea

Researchers used a sediment core from a lake in California’s San Bernardino Mountains to track the effect of climate on vegetation, fire, and erosion between about 120,000 and 15,000 years ago.

Audubon California is helping shape the future of this remarkable place for birds

Environmentalists are backing state wildlife officials in a legal dispute over critically threatened bumblebees.

This ancient tradition fits into modern life—and invertebrate conservation efforts—perfectly.

According to survey respondents, habitat loss is the most critical threat to firefly survival in most geographic regions, followed by light pollution and pesticide use.

The Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is a unique adventure: a two-day self-guided journey through the Los Angeles region’s most beautiful and inspiring home landscapes.

From weary migratory songbirds to breeding shorebirds and wintering waterfowl, millions of birds rely on tattered Gulf Coast habitats to survive.

In the Pacific Northwest, the range expansion of Barred Owls has contributed to a conservation crisis for Northern Spotted Owls, which are being displaced from their old-growth forest habitat.

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would establish land at a home-state wildlife preserve as a new wildlife refuge and ensure public access and enhanced recreation opportunities.