A Western Meadowlark opens its mouth to vocalize.
Rockies

Conservation at Audubon Rockies

Learn how we conserve birds using outreach, restoration, and policy.
Western Meadowlark. Photo: James Halsch/Audubon Photography Awards

As a regional office of the National Audubon Society, we holistically address the core threats facing birds at the landscape scale. Within communities, we create connections with nature and empower people to help conserve it. Across working lands, we advance the management of millions of acres of sagebrush steppe and shortgrass prairie. And we work to restore and protect the vital rivers and wetlands that sustain our arid region.

How We Make a Difference
We work locally to support bird conservation. Click on a project to learn more.
Greater Sage-Grouse display at sunrise in front of a herd of cattle.
Conservation Ranching in the Rockies
Stabilize declining grassland bird populations in partnership with farmers and ranchers.
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Three American Avocets take flight from a wetland.
Gillmor Sanctuary
Protect critically important shorebird habitat along Great Salt Lake.
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Two girls walk through a stream.
Community Naturalist
To create lasting connections with nature and cultivate new conservationists.
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A hummingbird drinks from red flowers.
Habitat Hero
To create habitat for birds through bird-friendly gardening.
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An American Dipper stands in a river.
Western Rivers
To create healthier Coloradan rivers and wetlands for birds, wildlife, and people.
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A male Greater Sage-Grouse.
Sagebrush Steppe in the Rockies
Advance pragmatic conservation solutions that balance the needs of people and birds in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.
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