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Chester Smith
Stories of Chester Island
December 18, 2025 — Chester Smith was known to be a trustworthy person who loved the outdoors and had a 鈥済et it done鈥 attitude. After the first interview in early 1986, a match was made and Chester became the first 探花精选 Coastal Warden of Sundown Island.
TEXAS Coastal Stewardship
Silhouette of someone installing a pole in the ground next to a body of water and wind turbines. A second photo of someone holding a bird affixed with a gps tag.
Scientists Can Now Track the Roseate Tern's Migration鈥攁nd Identify Dangers Along the Way
December 18, 2025 — The findings could help ensure the imperiled seabirds safer passage from the northeastern United States to roost sites in Brazil, where offshore wind development is ramping up.
A puffin scampers across the top of the water as it takes off with a fish in its beak.
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest鈥擟an an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
December 18, 2025 — Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change warms their ocean homes.
Two owl chicks sit in a nest as their much larger mother, with a rodent in her beak, comes in for a landing atop a broken tree snag.
Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn鈥檛 Always Clear Cut
December 18, 2025 — By studying Great Gray Owls, scientists hope to help more people see that snags offer vital habitat.
A Burrowing Owl stands on a concrete block outside a solar panel complex.
How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm
December 18, 2025 — As development pushes these charismatic owls from their underground nesting sites, a solar project aims to show that habitat and renewable energy can coexist.
Artist Mara Silver sits at a table, natural light spilling in from a nearby window, with the clay nests she crafts by hand.
This Woman Is Saving New England鈥檚 Barn and Cliff Swallows, One Nest at a Time
December 17, 2025 — Across the region, conservationist Mara Silver鈥檚 kiln-fired clay homes are helping dwindling species endure鈥攁nd encouraging people to share their spaces with wildlife.
Collage of birds flying around binoculars pointed at a city and logging.
To Reverse Common Bird Declines, Conservationists Will Need to Think Bigger
December 17, 2025 — The most abundant birds are disappearing the fastest. Saving them requires bold, landscape-scale action.
Great Kiskadee
The Importance of Birding for the Eco-Tourism Economy in San Antonio
December 17, 2025 — Nature tourism in San Antonio is an economic opportunity in which we are finally investing.
TEXAS Birds and History
People with binoculars in a raised, covered pavilion surrounded by lush, tropical gardens and trees.
Do Nations With the Most Birds Attract the Most Bird Tourists?
October 03, 2025 — Bird-rich Colombia has seen explosive bird tourism growth, according to a new study that sifted through eBird data. But not all tropical nations are fulfilling their bird tourism potential.
Birding News
An aerial view of the confluence of the wetland and urban sprawl.
A Restoration Effort in Southcentral Chile Aims to Renew a Damaged Wetland
September 27, 2025 — The pioneering Americas Flyways Initiative project offers new promise for both migratory shorebirds and local communities increasingly threatened by flooding in a changing climate.