Topics Where We Work

Coasts and Oceans

A Reddish Egret wades in shallow water with its wings outstretched, looking down.
Gulf Council Invests Over $400 Million to Support Birds, Wildlife, and Coastal Communities
December 09, 2025 — Clean Water Act fines from the BP oil spill will restore coastal habitat, protecting birds and people across the Gulf Coast.
Sunken Meadow Restoration Gains Traction with $1.5 Million Award
December 04, 2025 — The Saltmarsh Sparrow's decline is driving ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to restore and protect the marsh ecosystems they rely on.
NEW YORK Coastal Resilience
yellow-crowned night heron with a crab in its bill
From ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries to Bermuda: A Yellow-crowned Night Heron Success Story
December 02, 2025 — In the 1970s, researchers partnered together to bring a species — and an ecological balance — back to an island ecosystem.
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship
Container ship passing a bird nesting island on the Cape Fear River. Photo: Lindsay Addison/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
Proposed Wilmington Port Expansion is Bad News for Birds and People
October 23, 2025 — The proposal would exacerbate erosion at nesting sanctuaries while providing no economic benefit.
NORTH CAROLINA Policy & Advocacy
American Oystercatcher. Photo: Lorraine Minns/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Resilience Projects will Test Shoreline Protection on the Cape Fear River
October 14, 2025 — Learn how you can support this project and help nesting waterbirds.
NORTH CAROLINA
Flock of seabirds in water
When Ships Meet Seabirds: Mapping Risk in Alaska’s Waters
October 08, 2025 — Alaska’s seas are becoming increasingly busy highways for vessels, posing growing risks for seabirds during one of their most vulnerable times—fall migration.
ALASKA
A Least Tern chick sitting partially covered by a wooden shelter on a beach.
"Shady" Business for the Birds: Surveying Shelters for Least Terns
October 03, 2025 — Coastal Outreach Intern, Ben Ellis, shares his experience surveying Least Terns on Long Island's north shore.
NEW YORK Coastal Stewardship
Anji (left) and Blair (right) banding an AMOY chick. Photo: Lindsay Addison/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
A Record-Breaking Summer for Oystercatchers, Stewards at Coastal Sanctuaries
September 16, 2025 — We banded more oystercatchers and had more beach bird stewards than ever before at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s coastal nesting sanctuaries in North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA
Three people on a beach, one holding a fluffy bird
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Biologists Bring Hemispheric Experience to Protect Florida's Birds and the Places They Need
September 12, 2025 — Biologists gained experience on dozens of species in interesting and remote locations.
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship
people sitting around a table painting decoys
Community Crafting for Seabird Science
September 10, 2025 — Coming together to protect birds and the places they need.
FLORIDA Coastal Stewardship