by seattleaudubonadmin | Sep 15, 2021 | Conservation, Press Releases
Western Screech-Owl /Ken Shults / Audubon Photography Awards New poll shows strong support for increased tree protection, planting, and funding Results from a new poll show strong support for protecting and enhancing Seattle’s urban forest. In July 2021, the Northwest...
by seattleaudubonclaire | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Equity & Justice, Press Releases
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch / Canva On July 8, 2021 the Seattle Audubon Society Board of Directors affirmed its support for “Birds Names for Birds” and joined the call to put an end to the practice of eponymous naming. When a bird is named after a person—think Wilson’s...
by seattleaudubonclaire | Jun 29, 2021 | Conservation, Press Releases
Caspian Tern / Kersti Muul Seattle Audubon and Audubon Washington are saddened to report on a mortality event at a West Seattle Caspian Tern colony. On June 28, 2021, many chicks were observed to have perished on the rooftop or were killed or injured after jumping to...
by seattleaudubonadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | Equity & Justice, Press Releases
Bar-tailed Godwit / William J. Pohley / Audubon Photography Awards Seattle Audubon condemns the growing wave of violence and hateful rhetoric against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals and communities. To our many AAPI community members: You are...
by seattleaudubonsociety | Feb 17, 2021 | Equity & Justice, Press Releases
Trumpeter Swans / Heather Roskelley / Audubon Photography Awards *Content Warning: sexual violence* Seattle Audubon was shocked, angered, and saddened to learn of sexual misconduct allegations, made courageously by Aisha White, against a prominent member of the...
by seattleaudubonsociety | Nov 17, 2020 | Equity & Justice, Press Releases
Snow Geese / Mick Thompson / Eastside Audubon Society Seattle Audubon was saddened to learn about the culture of “intimidation and threats” experienced by people of color and women at the National Audubon Society, which was uncovered in an investigative report...
