Inflation Reduction Act is Making a Difference for Water Resources, Rural Communities, Birds
Significant climate legislation one year after passage.
Revitalizing Green Spaces Across Philadelphia to Improve Watershed Health, Habitat for Birds and People
Plantings and cleanups in the Delaware River Watershed’s biggest city reduce flooding and pollution for wildlife and communities.
Cocopah Indian Tribe Secures $5.5 Million for Habitat Restoration in the Colorado River Delta
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ partners with Cocopah Tribe to bring more resources to key riparian area.
Supreme Court Decision Threatens Waterways that Birds (and People) Need
The Court’s ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency removes crucial protections for wetlands, limiting the Clean Water Act.
The Flight of the Spoonbills Holds Lessons for a Changing Everglades—and World
As sea-level rise transforms South Florida’s fringe of wetlands into open ocean, Roseate Spoonbills are moving north. Land managers are following their lead, restoring the ecosystem with an eye for resilience, too.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Announces Plan to Restore the Great Lakes for Birds and People
Largest freshwater coastal wetland restoration effort to stabilize declining bird populations and improve water quality
How We Work, Where We Work
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ helps restore freshwater wetlands, riparian areas, and land around the saline lakes of the Intermountain West, and works with federal and local officials to secure funding to keep these vital areas protected and productive.
Great Lakes
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is creating a cohesive strategy across the region to address these threats to the birds of the Great Lakes. With more than 3,000 miles of shoreline in Michigan alone, the greatest conservation opportunity is the active restoration and protection of coastal habitats. By analyzing historical data, modeling bird populations, and engaging our chapters and members, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will map out a detailed plan for how to best conserve indispensable coastal areas.
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³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Announces Plan to Restore the Great Lakes for Birds and People
Largest freshwater coastal wetland restoration effort to stabilize declining bird populations and improve water quality
Success! Piping Plovers Nested in Pennsylvania for the First Time in 60 Years
The two nests were the result of years of conservation work along the shores of Lake Erie by ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Pennsylvania and its partners.
Dramatic Swings in Great Lakes Water Levels Make Life Tough for Birds
On Wisconsin's Cat Islands and around the region, wildlife managers are working to create avian safe harbors from the climate-fueled fluctuations.
Water in the Arid West
Precipitous declines in Western water quantity and quality risk the economic and environmental health and vitality of America’s West—putting communities and birds in jeopardy. ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ continues to advocate for healthy rivers and lakes, as well as the wildlife, habitats, and people who depend on them.
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Momentum Gaining on Important Water Work to Benefit Birds and People in the West
Great Salt Lake, Colorado River, Salton Sea, and other lakes, rivers, and wetlands need lasting solutions.
Wilson’s Phalaropes and their Journey from Canada to Argentina
Key stopovers at Great Salt Lake and Mono Lake allow for 10000 mile migrations.
Living on a Smaller Colorado River Water Supply
Arizona, California, and Nevada are proving they can live with less.
The Everglades
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has worked for over a century to protect and restore America's Everglades. Our science and policy staff works throughout the ecosystem to ensure that sound science underpins plans for restoration and that projects stay focused on increasing target bird populations as a measure of success.
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Last Year’s Everglades Breeding Bonanza Was the Biggest in More Than 80 Years
An official report says that South Florida's wading birds had an even better 2018 than we thought.
A Unified Voice Advocates for the Everglades in Tallahassee
At Everglades Action Day, advocates work together towards a common goal: full restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.
Congress Approves Critical Water Projects: Natural Infrastructure and Everglades
Bill Provides Important Wins for Birds, People and Ecosystems Nationwide. “More cement isn’t the answer.â€
Delaware River Watershed
Covering 13,500 square miles and four states—Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware—the Delaware River Watershed is a diverse landscape of more than 35 ecological systems and 185 natural communities. It provides important year-round habitats and critical migratory stopovers for approximately 400 bird species.
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³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Pennsylvania Supports Increased Funding for the Delaware River Watershed
The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program was created by federal legislation in 2016. This innovative program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Applauds U.S. Congress for $9.7 Million of Funding for Delaware River Watershed Restoration
Funding for the protection, restoration and healthy growth of the nationally significant watershed helps birds, people and local economies.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Finds Unified Voice for Clean Water in Brewers for the Delaware River
Brewers depend on clean, reliable water to survive and thrive, just like birds.
Mississippi River
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Mississippi River Water Initiative is a watershed-wide program to create a more resilient and ecologically vibrant future for the Mississippi River. We partner with stakeholders, advocates, and decision-makers on efforts to improve or preserve critical habitat and community resilience in the Mississippi River Basin.
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³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Work on Water Issues
State Investments for a Resilient Arizona
May 19, 2025 —
Annual state budget needs to include funding that protects Arizona’s lands and waters
Investments in Water Resilience Helps Stretch Existing Supplies
May 16, 2025 —
Tour of water projects in Tucson, Arizona demonstrates the impact funding has on the ground
Banding Together for Burrowing Owls 
April 18, 2025 —
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ staff digs deep, literally, to install new artificial burrows.
The Mississippi River: An Endangered National Treasure
April 16, 2025 —
A call to protect the world’s 4th largest river system.
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