Audubon Southwest

08/28/2026

As the Colorado River Basin states work through a new decade of water management, New Mexico has a real opportunity in front of it: a voluntary, compensated conservation program that lets our water users choose to help stabilize the system — without giving up control and without giving up their water rights.
👉🏼 Read more: https://bit.ly/4gmujhV

📸 The San Juan River below Navajo Dam near Farmington, New Mexico. Photo: The Nature Conservancy

08/26/2026

🍃📚 Stories, songs, and nature discoveries await!

Bring your little explorer to Nature Story Time on Friday, August 28 at the Randall Davey Audubon Center.

Together, we'll explore nature through storybooks, music, movement, and hands-on activities under the trees by the Nature Discovery Area.

Designed for ages 1-5 and their caregivers, though all ages are welcome!

✨ Held on the last Friday of each month through October at 10:30 a.m.

Register below.

Spend your morning outside with us at Nature Story Time! 🍃 Each month we'll explore a different nature theme through storybooks, music, movement, and hands-on activities. This free program will happen the last Friday of the month, April-October, under the trees by the Nature Discovery Area. This ...

08/21/2026

🔷☀️ Discover the magic of sun-powered art ☀️ 🔷

Explore the beauty of the natural world as you learn about and create cyanotype prints. Drop by any time between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. to participate. Snacks and materials will be provided; recommended for ages 5+. Free family event!

⏰ Saturday, August 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
📍 Randall Davey Audubon Center
1800 Upper Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Register here: bit.ly/45xrfJw
📸 Photo: Megan Baker/Audubon Southwest

08/19/2026

September 11, 18 & 25: You're invited! Join us for the 2026 Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Fellow Webinar Series from noon to 1 p.m. MST (Arizona time). Don't miss out on this rare chance to see behind the scenes of one of the southwest's premier field research stations and learn about how this year’s fellows are furthering science key to the conservation of southwestern grassland ecosystems.

Register today! You can join from anywhere: https://buff.ly/hZn1BrG

📸 Photos: Steve Prager/Audubon Southwest

Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch of the National Audubon Society

08/15/2026

Pinyon Jays are essential for our Southwest ecosystem, and there is so much to learn about them! ✨
Join Audubon Southwest and the Feminist Bird Club of Albuquerque-Santa Fe for a free in-person presentation to learn more about the natural history of Pinyon Jays and how you can help protect their future!

🗓️Saturday, August 22 ⏰ 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
📍Bow and Arrow Brewing, 608 McKnight Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4xw3XQ2

*Drinks and food will be available on site for purchase!

08/14/2026

We're hiring! 👀
Audubon Southwest is looking for a Director of Community Building who will lead in developing partnerships and providing education, training, and capacity-building opportunities, tools, and mechanisms to build the connectedness, capacity, diversity, and size of the Audubon network in the region.

💫 Full-time, $95,000 – $107,000 / year
📍 On-site at one of our Audubon Centers either in Santa Fe, NM or Phoenix, AZ.

Interested? Apply here: https://bit.ly/3TWEqkL
📸 Photo: Daniel Roper-Jones/Audubon Southwest

08/12/2026

Looking for a free and fun family activity? Join us for our upcoming Nature Journal Workshop on Saturday, August 22! 🌿
We'll begin with a short bird walk, then create our own nature journals to record the plants, wildlife, and other wonders we find along the way at the Randall Davey Audubon Center! Snacks and materials will be provided, and all ages are welcome.

⏰ Saturday, August 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
📍 Randall Davey Audubon Center
1800 Upper Canyon Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Register here: https://bit.ly/4was31X
📸 Photo: Megan Jones

08/10/2026

🎵 Join us for another free kids' singalong with Queen Bee Music Association at Randall Davey Audubon Center this Saturday, August 15, at 10:30 a.m.! Spend your morning moving and shaking outside by the treehouse and Nature Discovery Area. Kids' Sing-alongs are free, and donations are appreciated! Register at https://buff.ly/GI1Ecp2.

Please note: Summer Saturdays are busy! Consider carpooling, riding your bike, and allow time to find parking. This sing-along is most fitting for young learners ages 0-5, though all ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult

08/04/2026

After a great summer break, our Rio Salado Audubon Center in Arizona is now reopened as of August 4! 🥳

Come visit us during our open hours, Tuesday–Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

See you soon, and stay tuned for our upcoming programs! 👀

08/04/2026

This International Owl Awareness Day, let's appreciate our nocturnal, humorous, and big-eyed friends! 😍

Due to rapid development in the Phoenix area, Burrowing Owls have been displaced. In response, Audubon Southwest, in partnership with Wild At Heart, has been relocating them to safe sites and building artificial burrows.

🤔 Interested in learning more or becoming a volunteer? Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3S5o1tB