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| New after-work series for professionals: Birds 'n Beer |
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 Audubon’s latest program, Birds 'n Beer, offers local professionals a fun and refreshing way to learn about Arizona birds and other wildlife while networking with fellow nature-lovers. Once a month, professionals from all over the Valley come to the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center to enjoy a cold Four Peaks brew while enjoying an enlightening and lively presentation on Arizona nature.
Stop into the Audubon Center every third Thursday of the month, 5:30 - 7:3pm, for this popular new event. Generously Sponsored by Four Peaks Brewery. Click here to view flyer. |
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River Pathways |
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Teachers! Are you looking for new ways to get your student’s motivated about science? Do you have trouble finding materials that show your students that science can be exciting, relevant, and rewarding? Well you are in luck because our new River Pathways curriculum is finally here and is free to use!
 Audubon Arizona, the Bureau of Land Management, the Phoenix Union High School District and Phoenix College have teamed up to provide high school students with a clear path to ecological understanding, stewardship, and careers in land and resource management. The River Pathways program introduces students to Arizona’s amazing riparian areas through hands-on classroom activities, a field trip to the Rio Salado Audubon Center and opportunities to take part in actual monitoring efforts being undertaken by the Bureau of Land Management on the Agua Fria National Monument.
Give your students an opportunity to experience nature in a way that they may otherwise never get a chance to do and take part in our River Pathways. You will be providing them with the experiences and skills that will allow them to become the future stewards of our environment!
Fall semester’s field trips will be offered from September 10th to November 19th. The River Pathways curriculum should be completed prior to attending these trips. For additional information, or to sign up to participate in this semester’s program, please contact Teacher/Naturalist Steve Prager via email or by phone at 602-468-6470 ext. 122. |
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| Project Pollinator |
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 Audubon Arizona received a Toyota TogetherGreen Innovation grant! In partnership with the City of Phoenix, Audubon Arizona will use their Innovation Grant to launch Project Pollinator, a program that will inspire Phoenix residents to restore parts of the nectar corridor right in their own yards. They’ll develop a demonstration garden that illustrates pollinator-friendly planting (such as landscaping with native plants and limiting pesticide use), while engaging volunteers who will install and maintain the garden.
For more information, click here. To volunteer to help build the garden, contact Cathy Wise via email.
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Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Award Given to Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center |
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On October 2, 2010, Valley Forward Association gave its highest honor, the President’s Award for Special Achievement in Environmental Excellence, to the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center.
For over forty years, Valley Forward Association has worked to bring business and civic leaders together to promote cooperative efforts to improve the environment and livability of Phoenix and surrounding communities. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Valley Forward's annual Environmental Excellence Awards program, Arizona's oldest and largest environmental competition. More than 700 people attended this year’s awards program. Read More |
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Secretary Salazar Releases New “State of the Birds” Report
Showing Climate Change Threatens Hundreds of Species |
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 AUSTIN, TX – Climate change threatens to further imperil hundreds of species of migratory birds, already under stress from habitat loss, invasive species and other environmental threats, a new report released today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar concludes. The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change, follows a comprehensive report issue released a year ago showing that that nearly a third of the nation's 800 bird species are endangered, threatened or in significant decline. Read More |
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| Decline of Bird Species Signals a Warning |
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| Bald Eagle, © ASDM 1990 Paul Berquist |
On March 19, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
announced the release of the first ever U.S. State
of the Birds report. Based on a new analysis of 40
years of data, the report was developed by a partnership
among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological
Survey, state government wildlife agencies and non-governmental
organizations including the National Audubon Society.
The report documents the decline of bird populations in
many habitats due to habitat loss, invasive species and
other factors. At the same time, it provides heartening
examples of how sustained habitat conservation and other
environmental efforts can reverse the decline of many
bird species.
“Our collective ability to prevent extinction
and reverse environmental degradation are reflected
in this report, exemplified by the remarkable recovery
of waterfowl populations across the continent and the
comeback of species that were once endangered, including
the bald eagle and peregrine falcon,” said Secretary
Salazar. “This shows that we can meet these challenges
and maintain the integrity of our nation’s natural
resources.” Salazar goes on to mention that nearly
50 million Americans are bird-watchers, and each year
more than 45 billion dollars are expended on some form
of wildlife watching. He adds, “Americans love
wild birds and are willing to spend their hard-earned
dollars to see them in the field. This report provides
actionable information that will help us secure a future
for birds, and a future for the next generation of wild-bird
lovers.”
To view the U.S. State of the Birds report,
please click here. |
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