 | Central New Mexico Audubon SocietyTo appreciate, experience, and conserve birds, other wildlife and their habitats. To encourage and support environmental education in New Mexico. |
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Introduction, Newsletter, Field Trips/Program, Audubon in New Mexico (Join!), Write Your Representatives, Birding Resources, Other Resources, Credits |
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The Central New Mexico Audubon Society (CNMAS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, devoted to the protection, preservation, and enjoyment of the environment, with a particular emphasis on birds. CNMAS is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and serves members in central New Mexico. Click on the following for our Board of Directors.
CNMAS presents a program open to the public on the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 PM at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church (211 Jefferson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108), one block east of the intersection of Washington and Copper. Occasionally we deviate from that schedule and location, so contact us to confirm a date you are interested in (or for other information).
Visitors to Albuquerque are strongly encouraged to visit the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (about 1.5 hours south of Albuquerque) and the Rio Grande Nature Center (just east of the river at the end of Candelaria in Albuquerque). Those with more time to bird are encouraged to purchase the New Mexico Bird Finding Guide at the Rio Grande Nature Center or in advance through NMOS.
Also of interest to visitors is Petroglyph National Monument on Albuquerque's West Side.
CNMAS sponsors about two field trips per month. Everyone is welcome on field trips, Audubon members and nonmembers, novice and experienced birders, alike.
Ryan's family is most grateful for your generous gifts and matching contributions. With these funds, and in anticipation of earnings and future donations, Central New Mexico Audubon Society has established a permanent endowment "to give testimony to the living legacy of what Ryan gave to all of us as family, friends and community." It will be invested so that its proceeds will fund at least one youth or youth leader scholarship per year, with consideration for the first awardee beginning in fall 2006 for the first award to be given in 2007. Application for award can be made via the form in the Fall 2006 issue of The Burrowing Owl. For further information, please also click here.
The endowment is permanently open, which means that people can contribute whenever and by whatever means, including bequests, year-end donations, etc. Donations should be sent to Central New Mexico Audubon Society, with "Ryan Fund" denoted in the "for" line. As noted above, Central New Mexico Audubon Society is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit corporation, and all contributions are fully tax-deductible.
CNMAS publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Burrowing Owl, which details the birding activities of interest in the area. Click the image below to view the current issue of the Owl in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. An archive of our newsletters is also available.
Photo by David Powell
The Chapter's field trips and programs and those of the Albuquerque "Thursday Birders"
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Current Field Trips/Program Schedule of Central New Mexico Audubon Society and of the Albuquerque "Thursday Birders".
Our chapter is proud to have adopted the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge under the National Audubon Society's Audubon Refuge Keepers (ARK) program. The Refuge is a must see for any birder visiting the area, particularly during winter when it is home to thousands of ducks, snow geese, Ross' geese, and sandhill cranes, as well as a variety of other species wintering and/or passing through. The Refuge is also a fine example of how government can do a good job protecting wildlife.
Our chapter is also proud to support the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge grounds are ordinarily closed to the public, but a visitor's center is now complete and open daily. The refuge is involved in assisting in Mexican Wolf reintroduction to the southwest and is a vital source of long-term ecological research.
To join our chapter and the National Audubon Society, click Join Audubon, and enter chapter code Q51 where indicated.