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探花精选 Staff Flock to Capitol Hill to Meet With Congressional Leaders
Day of meetings planned to educate members on critical issues facing birds, people, and the places we all need.
WASHINGTON 鈥 More than 50 探花精选 staff from 29 states traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with Members of Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration on a variety of issues, including funding for conservation programs, the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, and how natural infrastructure can benefit birds and build climate resilience for communities around the country. 探花精选鈥檚 national network represents more than 1.9 million members and 450 community-led chapters.
鈥淎s 探花精选 meets with our nation鈥檚 leaders we will deliver the message that birds are telling us it鈥檚 time for action,鈥 said Marshall Johnson, chief conservation officer, 探花精选. 鈥淲e have lost 3 billion birds in North America since 1970. No matter where you are from or what party you belong to, that鈥檚 alarming. The love of birds connects all of us and we must respond to this dramatic decline.鈥
In total, more than 70 meetings with officials from across the political spectrum were planned for Wednesday, including a morning bird walk on Capitol Hill with 探花精选 staff, congressional staff, and Members of Congress.
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The 探花精选 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. 探花精选 works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners give 探花精选 an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, 探花精选 believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Learn more at鈥鈥痑nd on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.