As acknowledged in Audubon’s Flight Plan, public coverage and funding have a catalytic impact on defending chicken habitat and addressing local weather change. Coverage objects just like the Farm Invoice can profit Texas agriculture whereas enhancing chicken habitat, and Texas generally is a chief on these coverage objects. That’s the reason this yr, Audubon Texas hung out connecting with elected officers throughout all sectors to familiarize them with the mission to bend the chicken curve and create a more healthy planet for birds and folks alike.
A Yr of Relationship Constructing
Over the course of the fiscal yr, we related or labored on key coverage objects to assist advance the Wholesome Hen Wholesome Planet agenda, together with:
- Relationship constructing with 7 state representatives and a pair of federal representatives protecting Audubon Texas facilities and key programmatic areas
- Internet hosting one state consultant out at Mitchell Lake Audubon Middle in San Antonio for a chicken outing
A Document-Breaking Postcard Marketing campaign
The spotlight of this fiscal yr has been the help of Texas chapters and members who participated within the Native Communities and Birds Stewardship Act postcard marketing campaign. The marketing campaign generated over 200 postcards from Texas to be delivered to Congressional members a few of the highest postcard numbers within the nation. This has led to the state’s senators being high candidates to function Republican co-sponsors on the invoice.
Outreach like that is serving to us advance coverage and fund conservation with options equal to the dimensions of the challenges we face. Keep tuned for how one can proceed to assist us bend the chicken curve by coverage engagement for the remainder of 2026 and 2027.
