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2025	Palmyra Atoll The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument was renamed to Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
September 2024	Palmyra Atoll Guam Kingfisher was introduced to Palmyra Atoll as part of conservation efforts.
November 29 2023	Audubon Georgia Audubon changed their name to Birds Georgia.
August 24 2023	Audubon San Diego Audubon changed their name to San Diego Bird Alliance.
August 13 2023	Audubon Golden Gate Audubon (San Francisco area) changed their name to Golden Gate Bird Alliance.
June 19 2023	Audubon Charleston Audubon and Natural History Society changed its name to Charleston Natural History Society.
March 20 2023	Audubon NYC Audubon announced their name change to New York City Bird Alliance.
February 2023	Audubon An internal Board of Directors vote resulted in a decision to retain the Audubon name for the national organization, leading to the resignation of three board members.
February 2023	Audubon The union representing Audubon employees renamed itself The Bird Union.
February 28 2023	Audubon Portland Audubon (Oregon) announced their name change to Bird Alliance of Oregon.
February 17 2023	Audubon Madison Audubon renamed to Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.
October 20 2022	Audubon Audubon Naturalist Society (Washington, DC) announced their name change to Nature Forward.
July 21 2022	Audubon Seattle Audubon announced they would change their name to Birds Connect Seattle, effective June 2023.
November 2021	Audubon Elizabeth Gray was appointed as the new CEO of Audubon.
April 2021	Audubon David Yarnold stepped down from his presidency following an internal audit into workplace culture and toxic workplace complaints.
March 2021	Audubon Audubon union organizing drive went public, involving approximately 400 workers, amid layoffs and concerns about diversity and inclusion programs.
2020	Francis Beidler Forest A new woodland and grassland trail system was opened, expanding visitor access and exploration opportunities at the Francis Beidler Forest.
2020	Francis Beidler Forest Four Holes Swamp was added to the National Park Service's Underground Railroad - Network to Freedom program, recognizing its historical and cultural importance.
March 2020	Audubon Arkansas chapter of Audubon Society announced a plan to invest $80,000 in solar panel installation, aiming to make their Little Rock office the state's first nonprofit to use 100% solar energy.
2019	Palmyra Atoll The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered with Island Conservation and Fish and Wildlife Service to restore native rainforest by removing dominant coconut palms from former copra plantations and military areas.
2018	Audubon Sir David Attenborough received the Audubon Award, recognizing his lifelong dedication to natural history and conservation.
2012	Palmyra Atoll Rat eradication program was completed, successfully eliminating the estimated 30,000 rats from the atoll. Systematic searches and residue analysis were conducted, with brodifacoum toxicant detected in 84.3% of animal samples.
2011	Audubon Audubon created a new model for positioning energy transmission lines along the East Coast to help preserve bird and wildlife habitat.
2011	Palmyra Atoll Fish and Wildlife Service, TNC, and Island Conservation began an extensive program to eradicate non-native rats that had been present on Palmyra since World War II.
September 2010	Audubon David Yarnold became the 10th president of Audubon, focusing on conservation work along migratory flyways and improving life for birds and people.
April 20 2010	Audubon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred, prompting Audubon to recruit over 34,000 volunteers to rescue, clean, and release injured brown pelicans and other water birds.

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