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Missouri River Bird Observatory
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Science, Education, Advocacy.
Conservation of all species.
Environmental quality, improved food systems, wildlife and human-friendly communities, reduction in plastics and other toxins.
Integrity - ecological and philosophical.
Happy 55th Birthday, US Environmental Protection Agency - home of the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, chemical safety program, healthy schools program, and so much more 💚

People power built the EPA 55 years ago, and people power must save it now. – Michelle Roos, EPN
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Important reporting from ICN about the climate talks in Brazil. "...an old world hierarchy in which rich countries set the agenda, poor countries fight to be heard, and the system keeps reproducing the conditions it’s supposed to fix."
Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress - Inside Climate News
Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations.
insideclimatenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
MRBO Monthly Webinar - November edition! All webinars are free to attend ☺️
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
An excellent essay about bird collisions with windows - something we can fix easily!
open.substack.com/pub/jasonant...
For the Birds
10/30/25 - Our haunting failure
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Birdwatching Is Having a Moment And We Need to Talk About It
"birdwatching is stereotyped as “for old people” is because our culture is so dysfunctional it takes most people 50 years or more to figure out what makes for a meaningful life. The answer is genuine connection to other people and nature"
Birdwatching Is Having a Moment - And We Need to Talk About It
Something is shifting.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Missourians - an opportunity to learn how to stop the plastic pollution crisis. November 1st in Rosebud, MO. We'll also offer several more workshops around the state in 2026!
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
No notes, just this in Missouri today
September 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Missouri River Bird Observatory
Did you know the House is poised to pass a bill putting our drinking water and wildlife at risk of even more pesticides and toxic discharges?

🚨 Tell your representative to vote NO on the PERMIT Act! 🚨
September 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Support @morethanjustparks.bsky.social in their efforts to save America's public lands:

morethanjustparks.com/wp-content/u...
morethanjustparks.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“For generations, traditional consumerism has shaped our lives by convincing us to buy more—more products, more conveniences, more symbols of success—on the promise that all this stuff will finally make us feel fulfilled.”

theresilientactivist.org/attention-ec...
How Can I Stop Doomscrolling and Reclaim My Energy? - The Resilient Activist
"It’s my firm conviction, now more than ever, that the degree to which we are able and willing to struggle for ownership of our attention is the degree to which we are free." ― James Williams For gene...
theresilientactivist.org
August 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"this is total victory for the polluters right now,” says Thomas Burke, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University and former EPA science adviser.

www.science.org/content/arti...
In ‘blow to the environment,’ EPA begins to dismantle its research office
Extensive layoffs could have wide-ranging impacts on conservation and human health
www.science.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Join us from anywhere on Monday night 7/21 at 6:30 pm Central. We'll be hosting Melinda Hemmelgarn of Food Sleuth Radio for a webinar on "Pesticides: A Bird’s Eye View to Protect People, Pollinators & Planet"!
Register here - bit.ly/pesticidesJu...

📷 Lisa Saffell
July 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Americans have the right to access well-managed public lands. But without funding and personnel, national parks close, facilities are harder to maintain, and the risk of dangerous wildfires increases. #ConservationInCrisis

Learn more: app.sosha.ai/s/sq0NsfyN
Conservation in Crisis
app.sosha.ai
July 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers! 🥳
www.backcountryhunters.org/public_land_...
June 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Detailed info from colleagues at @audubon.org-Alaska about threats to The Last Frontier
www.audubon.org/magazine/fed...
The Federal Government Plans to Unleash Industry on These Five Alaskan Bird Havens
A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.
www.audubon.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Not One Acre: The Public Land Sell-Off Isn’t Dead—It’s Evolving
open.substack.com/pub/westernw...
Not One Acre: The Public Land Sell-Off Isn’t Dead—It’s Evolving
The Senate parliamentarian blocked public land sales in S/HR1 for now. But the political push for privatization is far from over.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM