Water Demand and Our Estuary
This summer, as wildfires rip across North America, drought conditions continue across the Western US, and critical freshwater reservoirs draw lower and lower, water is on many of our minds. The...
Correspondence From a Bird
A letter by the bird of the month: Dear Audubon Southwest, I am honored to be selected as the October bird of the month. It seems my years of doing mid-air flips and spins to catch your attention...
Congress Still Has Time to Deliver Conservation Wins
With the close of the 119th Congress just around the corner, our elected leaders still have time to deliver significant conservation funding and policy before the term ends. At the beginning of this...
Lost and Found: Tracking an American Oystercatcher with GPS/GSM Technology
The tiny backpack you see on this American Oystercatcher “N94” is a solar-powered GPS/GSM transmitter. Thanks to this technology, applied by a trained biologist, we were able to find N94 after...
Chapters’ Corner, October 2026
Twelve independent chapters operate within the Audubon Southwest region. Consider joining a chapter near you to participate in bird-related events near you and engage on local issues. Read on for...
Protecting the Platte: 50 Years of Conservation, Collaboration, and Change
For more than 50 years, Audubon’s conservation work along the Platte River has been rooted in the belief that lasting conservation is built through strong partnerships and...
Managing Grasslands for Birds, Carbon, and Communities
When I visited Oxbow Cattle Company in Montana last spring, I saw firsthand how land management practices can support healthy grasslands and productive working lands. Owners Bart and Wendy Morris and...
Proposed Clean Water Rule Would Leave Most U.S. Streams and Wetlands Unprotected
A new proposal from the federal government would narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act so much that it would be legal to drain nearly any wetland or pollute the vast majority of streams, experts...
Even in a Tough Water Year, Water Conservation is Making a Difference for Great Salt Lake
This blog was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on October 5, 2026. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy.Despite...
Bird-Friendly PHX Brings People Together to Help Birds Thrive
Audubon Southwest and the City of Phoenix are bringing the community together around a shared vision: making Phoenix a place where birds can thrive. The initiative Bird-Friendly PHX invites...
Nature-Based Solutions Play Key Role in Improving New Mexico’s Climate Resilience
New Mexico is the fourth most biodiverse state in the country, but prolonged drought, high wildfire risk, decreased snowpack, and longer, hotter summers are straining habitats and water supplies. As...
Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground that’s starting to thaw – drones can help spot the permafrost changes coming
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.