Lahontan Valley Celebrates 30 Years
The Lahontan Valley Wetlands became WHSRN’s 4th site in 1988, and the passion people have for this place is “as strong today as it was 30 years ago.” Learn more about how important these wetlands [...]
Owens Lake Named 104th WHSRN site, 49th site in the United States
The WHSRN Executive Office is thrilled to announce that Owens Lake has been designated as a WHSRN site of International Importance — the 104th site in the Network, and the 49th site in the United [...]
WHSRN Announces Major Expansion of Coastal South Carolina Site
The WHSRN Hemispheric Council voted unanimously to expand the existing 64,000 acre (25,900 hectare) site to encompass the Cape Romain – Santee Delta Region, a WHSRN Site of International [...]
WHSRN Names 103rd Site, and Welcomes 17th Country to the Network
Cargill Salt Ponds Bonaire becomes WHSRN's first site in the Dutch Caribbean.
First Ever Shorebird Reserve of International Importance designated in Venezuela
Salina Solar Los Olivitos becomes the 102nd WHSRN site and the first site in Venezuela, adding a new country to the Network.
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Texas’ Bolivar Flats WHSRN Site
Bolivar Flats has been a WHSRN site of International Importance for a quarter century!
New study documents the hemispheric importance of the Georgia Barrier Islands for rufa Red Knot
Post-breeding migration and connectivity of Red Knots in the Western Atlantic reveals the importance of the Georgia Coast for southbound Red Knots, and provides the first ever population [...]
Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado— 25th Anniversary
Delaware Bay isn’t the only place Red Knots sync their migration with the spawning events of an aquatic species. In the Alto Golfo de California, roselaari Red Knots rely on the eggs of Grunion, [...]
Reserva Costa Atlántica de Tierra del Fuego Celebrates 25 Years as a WHSRN Site
Diego Luna Quevedo, Conservation Specialist with the WHSRN Executive Office, reflects on the 25th Anniversary of this important site in the southern reaches of Argentina.
Estuario de Virrilá (Peru) designated as WHSRN’s 101st site
The WHSRN Hemispheric Council voted unanimously to approve the designation of the Área de Conservación Ambiental Estuario de Virrilá in Piura, Peru as a WHSRN site of Regional Importance. The [...]
