Environmental Justice Takes Center Stage

The new Biden Administration is prioritizing environmental justice (EJ) in its policy making. From important new Executive Orders, to key EJ provisions included in the proposed budget and other spending bills, the federal government now has an opportunity to marry environmental protection, human health, and economic opportunity in new and… Continue reading

TAKE ACTION By March 1: Ask the Fish and Wildlife Service to Restore Protections to Migratory Birds!

Audubon Naturalist Society was founded in 1897 by a group of Washington, DC-area women and men who were incensed by the fashion of the times that led to killing beautiful migratory birds. Many other Audubon societies, both independent groups like ANS and those that eventually joined together to become National… Continue reading

Healing our Landscapes: Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act

This article was published in our Autumn 2020 Naturalist Quarterly special edition, “Healing Our Land – The Election Issue.” Please visit www.anshome.org/naturalist-quarterly to see the rest of the stories in the issue.   From the Dakota Badlands to the cathedral of Yosemite to Rock Creek Park and the Frederick Douglass… Continue reading

ANS Goes to Capitol Hill!

On March 4th, ANS joined more than 100 other environmental advocates for the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s 8th annual Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill. Lisa Alexander, ANS’s Executive Director, is co-chair of the steering committee for the Coalition, which has members from more than 250 organizations throughout the Chesapeake… Continue reading

Make Your Voice Heard: Protect the Anacostia River!

First learn…then scroll down to the bottom of this blog to TAKE ACTION and send your own letter about the future of the Anacostia! On March 2nd, ANS submitted comments on the Anacostia River Sediment Project Proposed Plan and Feasibility Study. For us and many of our partners, this comment period… Continue reading

Far-Reaching Federal Conservation Bill Becomes Law

Guest Post by Susan Stedfast, ANS member The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law on March 12. The Washington Post has described the measure as “the most sweeping conservation legislation in a decade.” This bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate on January 8… Continue reading

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is under threat–environmental organizations are fighting back!

2018 marks 100 years since the inception of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Pushing to get the MBTA signed into law was the foundational success story of Audubon Naturalist Society and other Audubons around the country–that’s why we’ve declared this the “Year of the Bird“! The law protects more… Continue reading

Action Alert: Comment on the Rock Creek Park Nature Center Complex Concept Plan by December 15

Here’s another opportunity for you to provide input to the National Park Service on the Concept Plan for redeveloping the Rock Creek Park Nature Center Complex. Several alternatives are being considered and earlier versions of the Plan were modified based on public input. Learn about the alternatives and submit your… Continue reading

Conservation Policy & Advocacy News Around the Region: Fall 2017 Edition

Check out some of the big news, success stories, and advocacy efforts of your ANS staff and volunteers over the last few months… National The attacks of the Trump Administration and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on environmental protections continue. In July, Pruitt formally began the process of rolling back the… Continue reading