Audubon's Birds and Climate Change Report

Fact: Climate Change is the #1 threat to birds in North America.

Global Warming and Climate Change

National Audubon launched a new Climate Initiative in September of 2014. We invite you to become part of it. Together, we can make a difference.

Locally, we worked with the City of Tacoma to develop strategies and recommendations for the city to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through our participation in the Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force.  The goals and strategies were adopted by the city council, resulting in the creation of a new Office of Sustainability in 2008.

Science & Education Resources

• Climate Change Science and Union of Concerned Scientists: Scientific consensus on climate change is that greenhouse gas emissions are rising and they are human-caused.  Learn what the foremost scientists from around the world have to say about climate change, its causes, and modeling predictions by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

• WA State Dept. of Ecology Link to climate change and how it is already affecting Washington State.

• Green Ribbon Task Force on Climate Change Tacoma is taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions first with the convening of a task force in 2007, and today with the guidance of the Sustainable Tacoma Commission. 

• Climate Solutions, a regional non-profit organization, whose mission is to accelerate practical and profitable solutions to global warming by galvanizing leadership, growing investment and bridging divides.

• Impacts on Birds and Wildlife at National Audubon Society website.

• The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming: Report from American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF).

Make A Change: from Personal to Political

• National Audubon Society Take Action! Join the national campaign on global warming: get information on proposed federal legislation, state legislation, and tools to reduce the impacts of human-induced climate change. 

• What's my impact? Small changes add up. Calculate your Carbon Footprint at The Nature Conservancy.

• Audubon Washington Link to conservation policy on global warming, tip sheets for simple steps you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, and legislative priorities for Washington State.