An Expanse of Mountains, Rivers, Plains, and Shores Spanning the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, arid Southwest, and western Gulf Coast

The Central Flyway comprises more than half the landmass of the continental United States, before extending into Central and South America. Audubon works to protect threatened ecosystems, such as riparian habitat in the Colorado River basin and vast sagebrush habitats, on behalf of such iconic bird species as the Yellow-billed Cuckoo and the Greater Sage-Grouse.

Recently Audubon Dakota identified 67 new IBAs in North and South Dakota. Audubon Rockies has been influential in protecting more than 15 million acres of sagebrush habitat in Wyoming; Audubon Arizona rebuilt habitat for owls, hummingbirds, and cuckoos; and Audubon Texas successfully saved a number of critical barrier-island bird roosting sites from an oil spill in Galveston Bay.

State Job Boards

Current Projects
Great Salt Lake - Largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere is at risk.

Colorado River Basin and Delta​ - How we're protecting critical riverside habitat across the arid West.

Saline Lakes​ - A critical network of feeding and breeding sites for birds traveling across the arid West.

Grassland Birds - As farms and cities in the central United States flourished, prairie grasses disappeared. Tallgrass prairie is now among our most endangered habitats—only about 4 percent remains.

Sagebrush Ecosystem - The unbroken sagebrush country that provides crucial habitat for the Greater and Gunnison Sage-Grouse is one of the most awe-inspiring landscapes of the Rocky Mountain West. The sage encompasses approximately 120 million acres and stretches from eastern Washington to central Wyoming and down to northern New Mexico and Arizona.