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Conservation -- How Each of Us Can Help Birds and Wildlife

Audubon Washington reports that birds (and other wildlife) here in Washington face mounting pressure from habitat loss and changing climate. In 2019, back-to-back reports from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society found that not only has the continent lost an estimated three billion birds since the 1970’s, but that two-thirds of North American avian species face...

2022 YVAS Field Trip and Event Calendar

See the 2022 YVAS Field Trip and Event Calendar Here!

Conservation - Invasive Species

I read, in the December 28, 2021 Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper, an article entitled “The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more”, written by Erik Lacitis of the Seattle Times.

The article highlights a somewhat subjective list of the top 10 most impactful non-native invasive species that threaten to cause major damage here in...

2021 Toppenish and Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count Recap