(WOOD) — One of the nation’s leading experts on a critically endangered bird says potential federal spending cuts could spell doom for the Great Lakes piping plover. Francie Cuthbert ...

“With the support of the public and improvements to plover habitat, we’re making great strides in reversing the decline of this species,” said Cindy Burns, Siuslaw National Forest wildlife ...

“Once you start watching them, you can’t help but care.” An adult piping plover scurries around Montrose Beach in July 2024. Piping plovers are small, sand-colored shorebirds that nest on ...