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Point Blue's 160 conservation professionals develop nature-based solutions to climate change, habitat loss, and other environmental threats to benefit wildlife and people

Bird-A-Thon is here!

Join us for a month of birding, community, and conservation. Whether you're spotting birds or supporting a team, the Bird-A-Thon is open to all ages and skill levels.

Pick any day between September 15 and October 15 to identify as many bird species as you can in a 24-hour period—on your own or with a team.

Take part in fun challenges, compete for prizes, and connect with others at in-person and virtual events.

Haven't set up your team yet? Visit the link below to learn more and set up a personal or team fundraising page, or make a donation to help us meet our fundraising goal. As a participant in the country’s longest-running Bird-A-Thon, you’ll be supporting Point Blue's work since our founding in 1965 to conserve birds, other wildlife, and ecosystems through science, partnership, and outreach.

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What's Happening

We Joined the IUCN!

We’re thrilled to announce that Point Blue Conservation Science is now an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—the world’s largest and most influential environmental network.

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Point Blue Speaker Series

To celebrate our 60th year, we are proud to present a new speaker series featuring nationally recognized experts and thinkers/creatives: Ed Yong, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Joellen Russell, and David Hochschild.

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Punk Rock Seabird

A Point Blue Farallon biologist helped document a mysterious “Joker-smiling” auklet—famous for its tangerine-scented courtship—marking just the third California sighting of this rare Alaskan seabird.

Read the SF Chronicle article

Dreams Take Flight

MSP+ grants are taking flight in Guatemala, where partners are uniting communities, industries, and local leaders through new 2024–2025 projects to protect shorebirds and coastal habitats.

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Smarter Conservation Solutions

Sharing our conservation resources and knowledge and providing our partners with valuable conservation tools is essential to Point Blue’s mission. We strive to provide the most effective and informed conservation tools through community partnerships and practices that emphasize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all the work we do.

Farming & Ranching

Be a steward of the land without sacrificing your bottom line.

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Management

Improve conservation outcomes and guide conservation investment priorities.

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Nature Stewardship

Identify, understand, and help birds and other animals at home and while out enjoying nature.

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Research

Use our science. Browse our library of briefs and more than 2,000 peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters, and reports.

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Teaching

Teach others about a variety of science and conservation topics.

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Social Justice

We believe increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion is essential to conservation success.

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