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A black and white American Oystercatcher, with its distinct skinny orange bill, stretches its wings atop a bed of oysters.
Inside the All-Out, 16-State Mission to Save the American Oystercatcher
June 20, 2025 — A massive network of conservation groups bet big on a business plan to reverse the striking shorebird’s decline—and won.
Conservation News
A pink wading bird foraging in shallow water
Are Rising Sea Levels Impacting Roseate Spoonbills in Florida Bay?
June 18, 2025 — Here’s what we know.
FL Everglades
three least terns on a gravel rooftop
Life of a Florida Rooftop Nesting Tern
June 08, 2025 — by Lyndsey Christopher, Rooftop Seabird Field Technician
FL Coastal Stewardship
Celebrating the Little Fish that Serve as the Beating Heart of the Ocean
June 06, 2025 — This World Oceans Day, Congress is supporting forage fish and the seabirds that rely on them.
Coasts and Oceans
San Miguel River near Telluride, Colorado
Colorado River Talks Must Continue as Deadlines Loom
June 05, 2025 — Creativity and collaboration needed to share a smaller river
Western Water
A Snowy Plover stands on sand with shells beside it.
Fort De Soto Highlights Nature's Resilience After Hurricanes
June 04, 2025 — Hurricanes Helene and Milton left destruction up and down the Gulf Coast. In the first beach-nesting season since they hit, conservationists are finding bright spots for birds.
FL Coastal Resilience
A child smiles as she holds up her shorebird sign, featuring a colorful illustration of a Piping Plover and hand-written text that reads: Protect us, don't neglect us! Proteja los pajaritos!
Students from Long Island Elementary Schools Awarded for Shorebird Signs
May 27, 2025 — ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ educators work with students throughout the year in a suite of lessons that culminate in a project designing signage reminding beachgoers to share the shore with nesting shorebirds.
NY Coastal Stewardship
An adult Piping Plover comes in for a landing on a wet, sandy beach.
Threatened and Endangered Shorebirds Begin Nesting Season on Connecticut Beaches
May 22, 2025 — Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers are already nesting, while terns are just returning to our shores.
CT Coastal Stewardship
American Avocets wade in a shallow sea.
Water Flows for the First Time at Major Salton Sea Habitat Project
May 20, 2025 — Flooding creates 2,000 acres of habitat, reduces hazardous dust
CA Western Water
Snowy Egret
State Investments for a Resilient Arizona
May 19, 2025 — Annual state budget needs to include funding that protects Arizona’s lands and waters
Western Water