With a focus on building connected, engaged, and resilient local communities, Audubon Vermont helped chart a brighter future for birds in 2021, and we’ve set the stage to expand our impact in 2022 and beyond.

With the loss of three billion birds in the past 50 years and climate change posing an existential threat to the majority of North American species today, our work has never been more important. Through policy advocacy, powerful partnerships, innovative conservation strategies, and a strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB), Audubon is scaling our work in new ways and in new places—across the United States and throughout the hemisphere. 

Our national 2021 accomplishments include:

• Successfully defending the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)—our most important bird protection law—from unprecedented attempts to gut it
• Establishing the foundation of a truly equitable Audubon by investing in leadership and other staff to drive our EDIB vision forward
• Releasing our Natural Climate Solutions Report, which will guide our work to protect birds from climate change and benefit people and communities at the same time 

As our priorities scale up nationally and internationally, Audubon Vermont’s work is especially vital. This year we have continued to expand our remote and in-person education programs, collaborated with farmers and other land stewards to expand, and improve habitat for birds on farms and in forests, expanded our Youth Conservation Leadership Program, and helped to secure important policy wins in the state legislature.

Click here to read the full Audubon Vermont 2021 Impact Report.