Audubon is working with a with diverse group of partners in hosting a provocative bimonthly speaker series in the North Platte Valley. The “Voices of the Valley” series focuses on issues related to natural resources and how they define the character and culture of the communities in south-central Wyoming. For more information you can click here or for the schedule click here.

Audubon would like to congratulate Lawrence Uhling, of Saratoga Middle/High School for the grand prize winning essay for the Voices of the Valley Speaker Series. To read the essay click here.

An announcement from BLM (Bureau of Land Management) offers hope for Greater Sage-Grouse, plus an innovative stakeholder-based model to advance wildlife-friendly energy development. Find out more here.

Traveling trunks are a great resource for teachers. Developed with different grade levels in mind, our trunks include a Sagebrush Exploration, Ocean Habitats, Tracking, Traces and Scat, and Project Puffin. Contact Dusty Downey at (307) 756-3941 or via email for more information.

Click Here for a  collection of  personal stories of Wyomingites – stories that put a human face on the issues, the challenges and opportunities to balance Wyoming’s need for growth with key conservation values.  Please take a moment to read about these Wyoming leaders, and neighbors, who are just a few examples of the strength and diversity that makes Wyoming great."

Nearly 60% of the 305 species found in North America in winter are on the move, shifting their ranges northward by an average of 35 miles. Audubon scientists analyzed 40 years of citizen-science Christmas Bird Count data — and their findings provide new and powerful evidence that global warming is having a serious impact on natural systems.

To learn more about the state of Wyoming's birds click here, or to learn more about National Trends, click here.

© Rob Fergus

Find out how to create and sustain a healthy environment on your rural property.

Interested in attending a workshop for property owners in Wyoming? Contact Jacelyn Downey, Northeast Community Naturalist via email or (307)756-3941.

By participating in the first annual Pennies for the Planet you helped to support global conservation efforts. You proved that kids can collect, earn, save, and send in pennies to support conservation projects and local education efforts in target ecoregions. Help again this year with all new target regions. Every penny raised by kids will go directly to field projects and local education efforts that protect these ecoregions and their critical species, habitats, and ecosystems. Click here to learn about the project and see what happened as a result of your efforts.

For more information, visit http://www.togethergreen.org/p4p, or contact Jacelyn Downey @ (307) 756-3941 / email.

This years BioBlitz will once again bring together educators, volunteers, and scientists from various organizations and agencies in a race against time to see how many species they can count in a 24-hour biological survey. This years Bioblitz will be near Saratoga on June 18-20th. For more information CLICK HERE or contact Alison Holloran @ (307) 745-4848.