Conservation Education
Education is a primary goal of Audubon New Mexico and the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary. Our staff of environmental educators strives to promote awareness of the inter­relationship between people, land, and wildlife through environmental education. Join us to discover the diverse habitats at our sanctuary and the neighboring preserve. Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary’s 135-acre property includes piñon-juniper woodlands, a ponderosa pine forest, a historic fruit orchard, an expansive lawn, a pollinator garden, and hiking trails.

Outdoor Environmental Education Programs
Audubon’s environmental education programs offer outdoor, hands-on, nature-based activities that bring your science curriculum to life. They are designed to meet both the Common Core State Standards and the New Mexico Life Science Standards & Benchmarks. In addition, we are integrating the Next Generation Science Standards into our program development. Our environmental educators effectively blend scientific concepts with inquiry, literacy, math, and history to provide an educational and inspirational experience. Each program combines discovery, investigation, and outdoor exploration.

Programs at the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary PreK - 5th Grade
All of our outdoor field science programs provide for extensive exploration of the habitats that surround the Audubon sanctuary with scientific and experiential discovery. Programs for 1st through 5th grades are 3 hours in length. Our Discovery Walks for pre-kindergarten & kindergarten classes are 1 ½ hours. We invite you to stay and enjoy lunch on the lawn after the program. Click here for more details and registration info.

Life Science Discovery Programs in your Classroom K – 8th Grade
Audubon is pleased to bring inquiry-based science programs, all about birds, directly to you! With a full array of specimens, feathers, nests, and eggs, we will visit your 1st through 8th grade classroom for an 1 ½ hour program that will introduce your students to various adaptations of birds while weaving a message about conservation throughout the exploration.