On July 8, the National Audubon Society delivered a letter asking for support for bird conservation to Washington, D.C. where it was delivered to Environment and Energy staffers in the House and Senate. This letter was signed by Lahontan Audubon Society, along with 216 other Audubon chapters representing close to 2 million supporters for birds! The letter requests funding for key bird conservation programs including the Migratory Bird Program, the Neotropical Migratory Bird C

Information on Plastic Reduction Bills in Nevada are at the bottom of this post. Plastic. It's everywhere. It's nearly impossible to go to the grocery store without bringing home something wrapped in plastic, and unfortunately, it can cause great harm to birds and other wildlife. Plastic production far exceeds our ability to recycle and plastic waste all too often ends up somewhere in the environment. Warning: some of the images in the following links can be graphic. Click on

Excerpt from The Mystery of the Pinyon Jay: a bird species native to the West has declined dramatically - and we're still trying to figure out why, news article by Alan de Queiroz