Beyond the bounds of bird migration, the Eastern Priority Forest Initiative seeks to maintain a pattern of contiguous forest blocks along the entire Atlantic Flyway for breeding and wintering birds. Engaging landowners and foresters with bird-friendly forestry techniques, we give forest managers the tools they need to conserve birds while meeting their own unique goals for their land.

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Conservation Strategies at Work Across the Atlantic Flyway

By Audubon Staff

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Landowners Meet For the Golden-wings

By Audubon Staff

For the last decade, Audubon NC has been a leader in the conservation of the Golden-winged and the GWW working group.

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Golden-winged Wonders

By Audubon Staff

Join Shelley Rutkin author of "Birding for Life" and Cynthia Donaldson on a day hike with Golden-winged Warblers near Boone, NC.

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The Golden-Wing Team Is Back!

By Audubon Staff

Guest post by Anna Tisdale, a member of the Golden-winged Warbler field team. Anna’s research this season will help Audubon North Carolina’s conservation efforts to protect the birds in Western North Carolina.

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Golden-winged Warbler Biologists Plan Training Workshop

By Audubon Staff

In an effort to further expand the reach of this program, a team of biologists and organizations are developing a training workshop for professional land managers in the Central and Southern Appalachian Conservation Regions to be held this Fall.

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Golden-winged Warblers Return to the Mountains

By Audubon Staff

In North Carolina, GWWA populations have declined an average of 10 percent every year for the past decade. Even more concerning, these warblers have seen a decline of nearly 98 percent in their entire Appalachian region breeding range.