Albuquerque Wildlife Federation

1914 - 2014: AWF CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF CONSERVATION

Join us for AWF's 100th Birthday Celebration at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque on July 19, 2014! Details here.

WHAT'S NEW

MONTHLY MEETING:
APRIL 10, 2014

This month's meeting features a presentation by AWF board member Bill Zeedyk titled "Buying Time in Riparian Areas: On-the-ground adaptation to a changing climate." More details available here.

NEXT PROJECT:
APRIL 25-27, 2014

Cebolla Canyon,
SE of Grants, NM

Join us for a weekend service project that will build on work that AWF volunteers have completed at this site over the past thirteen years. More details and sign-up information available here.

2014 AWF PROJECT SCHEDULE

MARCH 22
    Local day project in Los Padillas Wildlife Sanctuary
APRIL 25 to 27
    Cebolla Canyon, SE of Grants, NM
MAY 16 to 18
Zuni Mountains, near Gallup, NMMAY 30 to JUNE 1
Rio Cebolla, Jemez Mountains
JUNE 27-29
Glorieta Mesa, near Santa Fe, NM
JULY 25 to 27
    Valles Caldera
AUGUST 22 to 24
    Valles Caldera
SEPTEMBER 26 to 28
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
OCTOBER (date TBD)
    Local day project with the Sandia Ranger District

about us

Albuquerque Wildlife Federation is an all-volunteer non-profit organization focused on New Mexico's wildlife and habitat resources. Among AWF's dedicated and able volunteers are wildlife experts, public land stewards, sportsmen and hunters, and most especially, ordinary citizens committed to conservation of nature's wealth for personal satisfaction and for future generations.
AWF's mission statement

AWF is proud of its connection to Aldo Leopold – forester, game manager, and author of A Sand County Almanac – who founded the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation with several colleagues in 1914. As his role with the fledgling Forest Service evolved into the profession of Wildlife Biologist during the 1930's, he grew to appreciate, despite his initial advocacy of predator control, that healthy wildlife habitat relies on species diversity and richness, that nature is an interconnected web of dependency among species small and large. This is a philosophy that AWF embraces.

Inspired by Leopold's path of life-long learning, AWF offers monthly meetings featuring guest speakers on a variety of topics, in-the-field restoration service projects, a monthly newsletter, and opportunities to discuss issues relating to wildlife protection, habitat conservation, and wise use of public lands.

AWF's field projects partner our members with federal and state agencies and other conservation organizations to protect resources on New Mexico's public lands. We consolidate our efforts on restoration projects where we all learn and benefit from the shared experience.

Monthly meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the second Thursday of every month (except July), at the Friends Meeting House, 1600 5th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102.