When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders where to find candidates to add to his life list of birds sighted. All he'll have to do to is pull ...

A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines. Camelback High School librarian Georgette Bordine said the two Audubon Society ...

A towering landfill smokestack offers an irresistible perch for raptors to watch for rodents scavenging in the treeless landscape below. But when flames fed by landfill gas rush upward, the birds are being scorched or burned alive. At the urging of wildlife rehabilitators, the solid-waste industry is starting ...

1. PICK UP TRASH. Every year from March 1 to May 31, Keep America Beautiful sponsors the Great American Cleanup, which involves collecting litter from streets, highways, and parks and refurbishing community spaces like playgrounds. To join an event in your area, visit kab.org.

2. PLANT A TREE. This Arbor Day (April 24), organized tree plantings will take place ...