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Find volunteer and educational opportunities, upcoming events, your local congress persons, or organizations through which you can become an advocate. Just follow these links...

Volunteer | Events & Meetings | Advocacy | Education

Volunteer

Sky Island Alliance

Participate in biological and roads inventories, restoration projects, road and trail closures, and more.

 
Southwestern Research Station

Research and naturalist programs for students and individuals.

 
Arizona League of Conservation Voters

Volunteers work with the League to elect pro-conservation candidates to state office, educate elected officials on issues of importance to its members, and lobby on behalf of conservation measures.

 
Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection

Help to ensure that when the Pima County Board of Supervisors adopts the final Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan later this year, it is as strong and conservation-minded as possible; many volunteer opportunities exist.

 
Maricopa Chapter of the Audubon Society

Burrowing owl relocation, nature photography, stewardship and bird inventory opportunities exist.

 
The Nature Conservancy

Volunteers allow the Conservancy to increase its effectiveness, expand its range and complete more critically important work while they develop lasting friendships and have a lot of fun.

 
Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute

Conduct entomological research, organize fundraising and publicity events, promote community education, and more!

 
Tucson Audubon Society

Habitat restoration, naturalist training, birding field trips, and events planning are among the opportunities.

Events & Meetings

Huachuca Audubon Society

Weekly field trips and bird walks, plus the upcoming International Migratory Bird Day Festival.

 
Southwestern Research Station

Registration is ongoing for monthly birding tours in Cave Creek Canyon, an area of high bird species diversity.

 
Phoenix Zoo

Hourly and daily events ongoing at the Phoenix Zoo.

 
Center for Biological Diversity

Current events include a Mexican Gray Wolf slideshow.

 
Center for Desert Archeology

Ongoing meetings and events, including proposals for the Little Colorado River Valley National Heritage Area.

 
Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection

Events include those associated with the town of Marana's Habitat Conservation Plan and Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.

Become an Advocate

Arizona League of Conservation Voters

View a weekly notice, called the E-Action Alert, giving you the details on pressing issues and allowing you send an email to your legislators.

 
Center for Biological Diversity

Advocate for a range of biological issues from Off Road Vehicle impacts on National Forests to the Mexican Grey Wolf reintroduction.

 
Defenders of Wildlife

Take action for global warming, Peruvian jaguars, Alaska's gray wolves, and more.

 
Dragoon Conservation Alliance

Join the effort to save the Dragoon Mountains and Dragoon.

 
Friends of the Tumacacori Highlands

Urge your senators and representatives to designate the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness in southeastern Arizona.

 
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas

Support permanent withdrawl of lands in the Santa Ritas from hardrock mining.

Educational Opportunities

Tucson Audubon Society

Riparian area, birding, desert ecology, and other educational programs are available.

 
Southwestern Research Station

Options for students and individuals in conservation biology and related disciplines.

     
     
     
   
     
 
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photographs by Sky Jacobs, used by permission.