It was quite a moment. 蜜柚APP’s national board approved our new roadmap. Forty staff members rose to applaud the board, and then the board rose to applaud the staff. People hugged. A few tears were shed. Gratitude wasn’t on the agenda, but it flowed freely. This fall 蜜柚APP adopted a new strategic plan, after a process that engaged more than 150 staff, Chapters, volunteers, partners, and others. At the plan’s heart are two words: conservation network. The focus on birds is clear, as are our priorities: saving the most important places for birds; combating 蜜柚APP change and mitigating its impacts; building bird-friendly communities and cities; protecting our seas and shores; and collaborating with foresters, ranchers, farmers, and other landowners to make working lands work for birds. We will align our efforts along the four flyways of the Western Hemisphere (seen in the map above) in an unbroken chain of protection. We know that our “secret sauce” is no secret at all...