We congratulate Audubon Southwest Arizona Policy Director for being selected to the Arizona Daily Sun Arizona Daily Sun's Young Professionals of Flagstaff list for 2025! Read more: bit.ly/4liOTQb

We appreciate Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's recent appointment of Dr. Chris Witt to the NM State Game Commission. Dr. Witt's career has been spent studying birds, and his biology expertise will be an asset. bit.ly/44FCY88📷Northern Pintail. Photo: Judi Dressler/ Audubon Photography Awards

Arizona is one of the nation’s most biodiverse states, with more than 530 bird species, but a hotter, drier climate is threatening that status. Learn from @AudubonSW how birds are being pushed to their biological limits & how you can help: bit.ly/3TSzZUS

After visiting Hoover Dam as a child, Audubon Southwest's AZ Policy Manager wanted to contribute to protecting our water supplies, including the Colorado River. Read her op-ed: bit.ly/4mwjWbF 📸Sam Draper (right) w/ (l-r) Erika Flores & Marnie Froimson at Hoover Dam

We appreciate the collaboration on this major win for Arizona! This legislation will save groundwater and encourage water-wise housing. Read more: audubon.org/news/audubon-a…

Hardy, beautiful, and good at attracting hummingbirds and other wildlife, chuparosa is a mainstay of most xeric gardens. Read from @AudubonSW why hummingbirds and gardeners alike love this wildflower: bit.ly/3ISNXnn

We appreciate Congressman Juan Ciscomani & Rep. Joe Neguse spearheading the Colorado River Caucus in the US House of Representatives. We need collaboration to manage the Colorado River after 2026 & investment in our watersheds to boost the resilience of our water supplies.

We know that creativity & collaboration are needed to share a smaller Colorado River. In a recent azcentral op-ed, Mayor Kate Gallego & others, discussed how solutions to Colorado River management must be rooted in flexibility, innovation, & cooperation. azcentral.com/story/opinion/…

We hosted Senator Ruben Gallego & his Conservation Leaders Advisory Board at the Rio Salado Audubon Center. We appreciate the Senator's attention to conservation matters for AZ: protecting public lands, sustaining our water supplies & restoring our forests. bit.ly/3VxeqtH

💫 From childhood experiences to a career in water💧, Audubon Southwest Arizona Policy Manager Sam Draper shares her passion and hope to protect water. 👀Watch the video👇, and read her blog to learn more: audubon.org/news/my-journe… #WorldRiversDay #ColoradoRiver #HooverDam

This year has been a hot and hard year for the Rio Grande. Read about the challenges we’ve faced to help minimize the river drying near Albuquerque. audubon.org/news/river-dry… #WorldRiversDay 📸Paul Tashjian/ Audubon Southwest

Outfalls are important features of New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande, serving as critical refuges for wildlife. Audubon Southwest's timelapse shows the new pilot channel connecting the New Belen outfall to the river from April 2024 to 2025. audubon.org/news/when-rio-… #WorldRiversDay