Conservation

Protecting birds and their habitats

Brown Pelican Photo: Joann Barkus / Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon Texas's mission is more urgent today than ever before. Natural habitat and open spaces are disappearing at an alarming rate. Protections for wildlife, natural places, and clean air and water are in jeopardy. By protecting birds, we’re also safeguarding Texas's great natural heritage for future generations, preserving our shared quality of life and fostering a healthier environment for us all.

Grassland and Arid Lands
Prairie & Grassland Conservation

Grasslands and Arid Lands Conservation

We're cultivating a community of ranchers and rural landowners to form a landscape-scale prairie conservation network, returning agricultural land to native habitat and bringing healthier, more sustainable grass-fed beef to consumers.

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Urban Conservation
Urban Conservation

Urban Conservation

Long characterized as a land of wide open spaces, the Lone Star State is increasingly defined by its burgeoning cities and suburbs.

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Texas Women in Conservation
Women in Conservation

Audubon Texas Announces 2023 Terry Hershey Award Winners

Conservation organization celebrates 100-year legacy of women leaders; provides environmental science opportunities for high school students.

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Community Science
Community Science

Be a Community Scientist

This uniquely-Audubon concept turns everyday community members into scientists who aid nationwide conservation efforts.

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Important Bird Areas
Important Bird Areas

Important Bird Areas

The Important Bird Areas (IBA) program is an effort to identify and conserve areas that are vital to birds and biodiversity. IBAs are sites that provide essential breeding, wintering and/or stopover habitat habitat for one or more bird species.

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TERN Community Science
TERN Community Science

TERN Community Science

Volunteer citizen scientists work alongside professional scientists to protect and restore habitat on the Texas coast.

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