Arizona Animal Ecounters

Second Saturday of Every Month, 11am - noon
At the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center

Liberty Wildlife partners with Audubon Arizona to bring you up close and personal with some real Arizona animals. Liberty Wildlife is a non-profit that focuses on rehabilitating injured, sick or baby animals and uses the non-releasable animals in education programs around the Valley.

November 13th & 20th: Owls
December 11th: Opportunists
January 8th: Arizona Hawks
February 12th: Water Birds
March 12th: Falcons
April 9th: Predators and Prey

Teen Leaders in Conservation

This free environmental sciences career exploration program covers a variety of topics, from wildlife biology to environmental law. Teens attend a lecture every third Wednesday at 7pm followed by a weekend volunteer workday. Call Emily Morris for more information or to sign up, (602) 468-6470 X125.

Oct 20: Environmental Law
Nov 17: Fire Management
Jan 19: Green Architecture
Feb 16: Geology
March 23: Tortoise Biology
April 20: Wildlife Vet and Herpetology
May 18: Forestry Management

Saturday Bird Walks
Every other Saturday starting Sept. 18

Walks start at the Audubon Center. Feel free to borrow our binoculars and bird guides or bring your own. Start times vary: November 27th.

Beginning Birder Classes
October 24th, November 13th

Skilled birder Kathe Anderson teaches birding basics through a combination of class and field time. Each class starts with a bird walk and ends with a presentation. Classes are about 3 hours long. Pick a topic below or attend them all!

October 24th, 7:30am start: Birding 102: Beaks, Behavior & Songs
November 13th, 8am start: Basic Hawk ID

Conservation Work Days
Oct. 16th , Nov. 20th , Dec. 18th
8 am

Looking for a way to make a difference? Join Audubon staff and volunteers for one (or more!) of our conservation work days. Help prepare a pollinator garden, clean up the river bed and remove invasive plants. No experience necessary!

Contact Cathy Wise, email, 602-468-6470, for more information.

Oct 16: Garden Prep & Rio Salado River Clean-up
Nov 20: Grassland restoration project on the Agua Fria National Monument. * Please RSVP for free transportation.
Dec 18: Christmas Bird Count Training and Rio Salado River Clean-up
Jan 15: Rio Salado River Clean-up
Feb 19: Great Backyard Bird Count
Mar 19: Rio Salado River Clean-up
Apr 9 (IMBD): Migratory Bird Festival
May 21: Riparian habitat restoration project on the Agua Fria National Monument.* Please RSVP for free transportation

Audubon Arizona is pleased to offer school groups science-based field trips free of charge thanks to support from our generous sponsors. Teachers, please reserve your trip early!

The River Connection: Water’s Changing Journey is Audubon’s hands-on, interactive field-trip curriculum on Sonoran Desert river and wetland habitats. Teachers can choose from modules including programs focused on birds, mammals and water in the desert. Other modules that can be incorporated include the history of the Salt River, native plants and powers of observation along a nature walk. A field trip takes from one to three hours to complete.  We can accommodate up to 60 students per field trip.

Please contact Emily Morris via email, or 602-468-6470.

Naturalist Packs now available for check-out!

Borrow a free Naturalist Pack and explore the Rio Salado area in a new way! Packs were made possible through an ADEQ grant and include binoculars, field guides, water testing kits (including a guide to aquatic insets) and insect viewers. Perfect for families!

General Volunteer Needs

Help Audubon reach out to others by volunteering! Staff our front desk, assist with educational programs or help with grounds maintenance.

Please contact Janice Miano, Volunteer Coordinator, via email for more information.