Articles, Press Releases, and Announcements

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Five people stand against a gold wall and red curtains, the four honorees plus the executive director of Ä¢¹½Av CT and NY. Three honorees hold framed awards with a Sibley-drawn plover inside. David Sibley stands second from left.
Ä¢¹½Av Honors Bahamas National Trust, Mass Ä¢¹½Av, and NYC Plover Project for Protecting Threatened Piping Plovers Across Essential Habitats
October 10, 2023 — David Sibley accepts Ä¢¹½Av New York Award for Environmental Writing for influencing change through the written word.
Two people stand in the marsh with a kayak, counting two black terns flying overhead
Black Terns, the "Bald Eagle Success Story" of Central NY
September 08, 2023 — State-endangered birds are nesting again thanks to successful marsh restoration experiment
Selfie of Claire with long dark side braid and orange red fall color landscape of trees in background
Q&A with Claire Mann, new Ä¢¹½Av forester
September 05, 2023 — Focusing on bird-friendly habitat projects in the Allegheny Highlands and northern New York
The Motus station being installed on the visitor center, viewed from below. The station—a bunch of antennae attached to a metal pole—is attached to a brick chimney on the building roof.
New Motus Station Will Track Migratory Birds Flying Over the Long Island’s North Shore
July 24, 2023 — The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Ä¢¹½Av Center’s “Motusâ€� wildlife tracking station receives pings from tracking devices on birds, helping scientists better understand their movements.
A Least Tern chick sits on the beach with two adults. One adult is feeding the chick a small fish.
All About Chicks Born on our Beaches
July 17, 2023 — How much do you know about the shorebird chicks that spend their summers growing up on New York's coast?
Marsh Wren singing on a cattail
Public Input Needed on Great Lakes Restoration Planning
July 05, 2023 — Be a voice for the Great Lakes!
$700,000 Project Restores Salt Marsh and Bird Habitat in Queens
May 15, 2023 — ​̹½Av partners with NYC Parks, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and neighborhood activists to improve Hook Creek Park.
Hudson Valley’s “Laurel & Ash Farm� Becomes Bird-Friendly Maple Syrup Producer
May 10, 2023 — Just in time for farmers’ market season, Laurel & Ash is being recognized for managing its sugarbush in ways that help declining forest birds.
How Birds Fare in the New State Budget
May 03, 2023 — Environmental Protection Fund gets another $400 million, and more good news for New York's birds
A White-breasted Nuthatch perches flat on the side of a tree, head facing towards the ground.
Construction on New Visitor Center at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Ä¢¹½Av Center is Nearly Complete
March 16, 2023 — Just in time for its centennial, the Sanctuary expects the new visitor center to open in May!