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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Oh My God, You Thrilled Kenny! Kenn Kaufman, birding guru, answers readers' questions		13 May 2005	InterActivist
Expert birder Kenn Kaufman. In Kingbird Highway, your memoir of your crazy year of birding as a teenager in the 1970s, you describe an extraordinary experience that probably wouldn't be possible to have today. What has changed, and what would you tell young birders who wish to follow in your footsteps? -- Lauren Braden, Seattle, Wash. Tons of things have changed since the '70s in American culture ...
Topics: Audubon Society, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

A Man of His Bird Kenn Kaufman, birding guru, answers Grist's questions		09 May 2005	InterActivist
Kenn Kaufman. What work do you do? I'm associated with National Audubon Society (currently as field editor for Audubon magazine), and I cooperate with other groups, but 90 percent of my work is freelance. All of my focus is on getting more people interested in nature: not just nature as an abstract idea, not just nature as scenery, but nature as a complex of distinct species interacting in healthy ecosystems. If ...
Topics: Audubon Society, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

Country Bird, City Bird Audubon Society's New Strategy Targets Urbanites and Minorities		03 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Read more about: Audubon Society Country Bird, City Bird Audubon Society's New Strategy Targets Urbanites and Minorities The National Audubon Society, long respected as a defender of birds and their habitat, is adopting a new strategy aimed at ensuring its own health and survival: The 98-year-old conservation group plans to build 1,000 urban nature centers in cities around the U.S. by 2020, an effort aimed at engaging city dwellers and minority populations. The group's membership is now dominate ...
Topics: Audubon Society (all these topics)

Fly the Unfriendly Skies		25 Oct 2002	Daily Grist
Fly the Unfriendly Skies One-fourth of all North American bird species are at risk, according to a new study released by the National Audubon Society. The report blames increased urbanization and the resulting loss of open spaces for the decline; as cities grow, farmlands are converted to urban areas and grasslands are converted to farmlands, leaving birds with insufficient habitat. The Audubon Society now h ...
Topics: Audubon Society, health, placemaking, wildlife (all these topics)

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