To learn more about one’s favorite National Wildlife Refuge, the first steps are to visit the refuge and its website (and its Friends group...

Last year, I wrote about the rulemaking process used by the Trump Administration to change the requirements of the art contest for the Federal...

Once I was fully vaccinated and air travel became an option, I looked for a location for my first birding trip since 2019. I...

The Trump Administration was a challenging time for conservationists. Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 and the Great American Outdoors Act...

Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges...

October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state. Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867....

On June, 26, 2020, the 2020-2021 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others to buy...

Although legislation passed by Congress is more visible, most regulations are issued by the vast federal bureaucracy. For those interested in avian conservation, some...