A pair of Snowy Egrets, white wading birds with long legs and necks, take off from a shallow water flat.
Snowy Egrets. Photo: Dan Ion/Audubon Photography Awards

Advancing Water Security in Arizona

Water is the most precious resource in the West—for people, birds, and other wildlife.

In the American West, water is life—for people, and for nature. Birds tell us there are essential freshwater-dependent habitats throughout the West—these include the rivers of the Colorado River Basin; as well as the tributaries, wetlands, and groundwater connections to essential waterways.

In Arizona, Audubon pursues science, promotes policies, and encourages on-the-ground conservation that supports river and habitat health—for birds and people. We work within our Water strategy to maintain river and groundwater levels; restore valuable habitat; and promote reliable water supplies for humans, birds, fish, and wildlife. Audubon seeks a livable and equitable future in the West.

Learn more about our work to secure water for birds and people in Arizona:

Get Involved and Take Action

Audubon mobilizes advocacy actions through our Western Rivers Action Network, which is a community of organizations, advocates, and constituents who want to protect and restore healthy rivers and support a variety of other conservation goals across the arid West. Join today.

Western Rivers Action Network

Join the Western Rivers Action Network

Join Audubon's Western Water Action Network to receive action alerts about water issues, as well as issues that are affecting birds nationwide. You will be able to weigh in on water management decisions that will shape the future of Western rivers, lakes and the birds, wildlife, and people that depend on them.

Updates and News on Arizona's Water Security

2023 Audubon Southwest Staff Retreat
Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch

2023 Audubon Southwest Staff Retreat

Team building at the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch

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Conservation

Notes from the Rio

Windows into a wild past

Audubon Southwest Bird of the Month: August 2023
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Bird of the Month: August 2023

Montezuma Quail.

BLM’s Public Land Rule
Conservation

BLM’s Public Land Rule

The Bureau of Land Management recently undertook a long-overdue rulemaking to update its approach to public land management.

Monsoon Madness
Conservation

Monsoon Madness

The rain births fungi and flowers, stimulates insect hatching, and awakens tiny toads buried deep in the earth.

How you can help, right now