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Michigan Budget Includes Critical Funding to Restore Wetlands, A Victory for Wildlife and Communities

Michigan Budget Includes Critical Funding to Restore Wetlands, A Victory for Wildlife and Communities

— Funding empowers local governments to restore wetlands before flooding events and protect bird habitat
National Audubon Society Launches Conservation Ranching Program in Wisconsin to Support Declining Grassland Bird Populations

National Audubon Society Launches Conservation Ranching Program in Wisconsin to Support Declining Grassland Bird Populations

— Bird-friendly certification aims to improve bird habitat and connect consumers to conservation
Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks Banded at Green Bay During a Promising Summer

Great Lakes Piping Plover Chicks Banded at Green Bay During a Promising Summer

— It’s midsummer, which means Piping Plovers are hatching throughout the Great Lakes region, and Audubon Great Lakes and their conservation partners are diligently working to track and protect these shorebirds
Audubon Great Lakes Launches Shoreline Restoration and Interdunal Wetland Restoration Project with Ottawa County Parks & Recreation

Audubon Great Lakes Launches Shoreline Restoration and Interdunal Wetland Restoration Project with Ottawa County Parks & Recreation

— New restoration project will conserve wetlands for vulnerable marsh birds and wildlife in the Eastern Lake Michigan region
Legislation to Fund Restoration of the Great Lakes Advances to U.S. Senate

Legislation to Fund Restoration of the Great Lakes Advances to U.S. Senate

— Attributable to Senior Policy Director for Audubon Great Lakes, Marnie Urso
Brian Vigue Named One of Wisconsin's 32 Most Influential Native American Leaders

Brian Vigue Named One of Wisconsin's 32 Most Influential Native American Leaders

— Vigue oversees Audubon Great Lakes’ freshwater policy efforts with a special focus on Wisconsin
Governor Holcomb Signs SB 246 Into Law, Incentivizing Private Landowners to Protect Wetlands

Governor Holcomb Signs SB 246 Into Law, Incentivizing Private Landowners to Protect Wetlands

— Attributable to Policy Director of Freshwater for Audubon Great Lakes, Brian Vigue
Audubon Great Lakes Launches Innovative Tool to Safeguard Migratory Birds in the Illinois Coastal Region

Audubon Great Lakes Launches Innovative Tool to Safeguard Migratory Birds in the Illinois Coastal Region

— New data tool informs stopover conservation just in time for spring migration
Audubon flocks to Indiana Statehouse for Audubon Great Lakes Advocacy Day, calls for wetlands protections

Audubon flocks to Indiana Statehouse for Audubon Great Lakes Advocacy Day, calls for wetlands protections

— Hoosiers urge policy makers to protect wildlife and wetlands
Impacting Birds and the Places They Need Across the Great Lakes

Impacting Birds and the Places They Need Across the Great Lakes

— 2023 Audubon Great Lakes Impact Report