Audubon Western Water

Birds need water. We all do. 🦅 The @audubonsociety's multi-state effort to protect the Colorado River & the West’s saline lakes.

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

Connecting and birding with @audubonsociety colleagues on the shores of Great Salt Lake. We need sustained efforts to protect this critical place for birds. #BirdsNeedWater

[Haley Paul @haleyepaul]

Bird walks at the Capitol are back… thanks Sen. Sundareshan ⁦@priya4az⁩ for your engagement on #water issues so crucial to our state. Birds seen include: Gila Woodpecker and Northern Mockingbird 🐦 💧 #azleg

[Jennifer Pitt @JnPitt]

The massive dams on the #ColoradoRiver were supposed to protect us. But today, the water stored behind them is so diminished that govt has warned of system collapse. We all have to use less water. https://t.co/GTMaaPFVxP

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

Great news for migratory birds and science! (And congrats team!) Audubon makes the case for the U.S. government’s first coordinated regional assessment of Great Basin saline lakes #BirdsNeedWater https://t.co/3FJK65VG8K

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

💦Come work with our talented @audubonsociety team in #water! We’re hiring a Senior Policy Manager for Western Water! Join our awesome & creative team working on state and federal #waterpolicy on the #ColoradoRiver. #JOBALERT #waterjob #BirdsNeedWater https://t.co/qp9PsDiJWJ

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

3 decades have passed since the last comprehensive shorebird surveys were done: Now, ⁦@audubonsociety⁩ ⁦@PointBlueConSci⁩ and hundreds of surveyors help fill in important data gaps on vulnerable habitats
#BirdsNeedWater https://t.co/YUj00ukIJo

[Julia A Morton @JuliaMo56455878]

Environmental programs in the Colorado River Basin provide tools to mitigate the compounding effects of climate change, but the degree to which they will continue to be successful will be tested with the brewing climate crisis. https://t.co/OwM0cfJdWU

[Jennifer Pitt @JnPitt]

Today is the last day of 2022 flows in the #CORiver Delta supporting communities, birds, and other wildlife. This wouldn't be possible w/o significant collaboration b/w the U.S. and Mexico @usbr @conagua_mx @usibwc @cilamexico #birdsneedwater https://t.co/s0g4EZLwZX

[Haley Paul @haleyepaul]

When you work in #water and your daughter asks, “Where does the water go after you flush?” You know you were made for this parenting moment.

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

Just days after a fire induced mudslide killed all fish in 60-mi reach of Klamath River, ranchers of Shasta River Water Association defied state law by diverting flows from the Shasta River, one of most important Klamath tributaries for imperiled salmon
https://t.co/4Uv5MtHS1f

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

While the Inflation Reduction Act marks the most significant climate legislation ever enacted in the US, we know more work is necessary—the West's aridification needs long-term solutions & this federal funding won’t be available every year. #BirdsNeedWater https://t.co/lT3R9PntTY

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

As we face a hotter, drier climate, short-term reductions in water use are non-negotiable—carrying on as usual risks collapse of the #CORiver's reservoirs. Durable investments are also needed to help the wildlife that depend on it. @jnpitt #BirdsNeedWater https://t.co/AI31ftb8pe

[Max Malmquist 🪶 @MMMTheBirder]

This morning, 100 volunteers + @USFWS & @UtahDWR staff surveyed all of Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake & Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Utah for #shorebirds! This is part of a regional shorebird survey program spearheaded by @audubonsociety and @PointBlueConSci 🧵. . .

[Alex Funk @alexanderJfunk]

Some quick highlights in the Senate-passed #IRA2022 for the #COriver, Rio Grande, and western watersheds

- $4B to mitigate the impacts of drought, including voluntary system conservation and ecosystem restoration (including the Salton Sea) (1/5)

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

Hotter future: New Mexico draft 50-yr water plan signals #climatechange impacts evident
•Overall water supply may shrink by ~30% over next 50 yrs👀
•Ag currently ~77% of NM’s water use
•Higher temps could prompt 22% increase in water to irrigate crops
https://t.co/L3M4C6QM0z

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

The Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic step toward meeting our climate goals. Now it's up to the House. #BirdsTellUs that reducing emissions is key to their survival, and ours. We urge the House to quickly pass this bill. https://t.co/8ToWL2EJep

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Thank you @SenCortezMasto, @SenMarkKelly, and @SenatorBennet for securing critical drought resilience funding in the Inflation Reduction Act. #BirdsNeedWater

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

"Incredible." "Historic." "Exciting." "Huge." Climate and conservation advocates are ecstatic about a landmark climate deal that the Senate could vote on as soon as this week. https://t.co/suGE5wtaCi

[Julie Hill-Gabriel @JulieHGabriel]

The #ColoradoRiver is facing dire conditions. In the West, climate resilience is drought resilience & @AudubonSociety supports key climate mitigation and resilience measures in the #InflationReductionAct

[Karyn Stockdale @KarynStockdale]

Hope climate-smart agriculture and resilience makes it through the vote! Would provide $19.9 billion to support conservation practices on farms & ranches, + promote drought resilience in the West through river & habitat restoration and irrigation mgmt & efficiency
#birdsneedwater