The Avian Botulism Alert Network: A New Tool for Hawaiʻi’s Wetland Birds
A new, informative website provides resources and a place to report possible botulism outbreaks in Hawaiʻi’s waterbird populations.
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Conservation Priorities
Hawaiʻi Birds, Not Mosquitoes
Hawaiʻi’s native forest birds are facing steep challenges and several species are in perilous decline. As with native waterbirds, a lot of effort is going into trying to restore habitat–but mosquitoes are a compounding factor.
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Oaks in a Warmer, Drier Northwest
More than ninety percent of the Pacific Northwest is currently in drought conditions, significantly impacting our ecosystems and people and communities. Oak ecosystems, well adapted for drought, are one bright spot in this climate scenario.
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A Learning Opportunity in Hawaiʻi
Learn why the health of Kauiʻi’s forests matter to both people and wildlife, including waterbirds. Our Hawaiʻi Conservation Specialist is one of the panelists on the upcoming “Forest Friday” conversation on Friday, August 6.
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Logo Weaves Molokai Partners Together
The logo of the Molokai Wetland Partnership represents what the partners value about the wetlands they are working to conserve-their ecology and biodiversity as well as their cultural values to Hawaiians.
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Engaging Volunteers at Kawainui Marsh
Kawainui Marsh State Wildlife Sanctuary on O‘ahu has the potential to host resident and migratory waterbirds so long as invasive plant species can be kept in check. Managers, with help from local volunteers, are working hard to do just that.
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Mapping Scoters in the Salish Sea
Scoters are not easy birds to count, at least using traditional waterfowl survey methods. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife initiated a separate survey method and recently published an interactive web map to share the data.
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Acorn Woodpeckers and Oaks Go Together
Meet the Acorn Woodpecker, a communal and resident species in oak woodlands (or in urban or residential oaks) in the Pacific Northwest. Their iconic waka-waka call was the inspiration for the raucous call of Universal Studio’s Woody Woodpecker.
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Samoa Dunes Offers Unique Habitats for Visitors
Partners came together in the fall of 2020 to conserve an ecological and cultural jewel on California’s Humboldt Bay. The area has unique habitats and adds to the contiguous conserved lands in the area.
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