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Audubon

USA

Audubon

Audubon is the BirdLife Partner for the United States

Founded in: 1905
Members: 400,000
Staff: 700
Address: 225 Varick St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014, USA
Email: International@audubon.org
Web: http://www.audubon.org

Mission of the organisation

Audubon conserves and restores natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the Earth's biological diversity.

Key Activities

  • Coordinating the network activities of nearly 500 local Chapters, nearly half a million members, state offices, and nature centers across the nation as a leading U.S. voice for bird and habitat conservation and in mobilizing individuals to take conservation action
  • Identifying, prioritizing and conserving vital bird habitat in the United States, while working with other BirdLife partners to safeguard Important Bird Areas across the Western Hemisphere. 
  • Engaging a network of Audubon activists to promote sound environmental policy at national, state and local levels
  • Inspiring millions people each year, of all ages and backgrounds, to connect with nature and conservation action through Audubon nature centers, sanctuaries, acclaimed Audubon Magazine and education programs
  • Leading tens of thousands of citizen scientists in monitoring, assessing and protecting bird populations through the century-old Christmas Bird Count, home-based Great Backyard Bird Count
  • Bringing conservation to individual homes, neighborhoods and communities through Audubon At Home, which promotes an environmentally-conscious approach to household activities and daily living
  • Working to protect America’s great public lands and broader ecosystems, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Everglades, the Mississippi River, San Francisco Bay, Western Sage habitat and the Long Island Sound
  • Providing emergency volunteer response and information and long-term restoration efforts to address the environmental crisis cause by the explosion of BP’s Deep Water Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico 
  • Informing citizens and policy makers about the status and needs of birds and their habitats through periodic science-based updates to State of the Birds and Watchlist reports
  • Engaging new audiences in taking and celebrating action to shape a healthier environment through Audubon’s TogetherGreen alliance with Toyota—online at TogetherGreen.org

 

 


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