How you can help and enjoy birds this month in Colorado and Wyoming
Audubon Rockies
Audubon Rockies Newsletter | October 2018
Western Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark. Photo: James Halsch/Audubon Photography Awards
Help Grassland Birds
Conservation ranching protects birds, open spaces, and soil health while supporting rural communities. Buying beef from Audubon-certified ranches is the easiest (and most delicious) way you can help grassland birds.Help the program grow by telling retailers you want them to carry beef from Audubon-certified lands!
Smokestack emissions
Photo: Antti T. Nissinen/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Amendment 74
What if environmental regulations ceased to exist in Colorado? If Amendment 74 passes this November, that could become reality. If you value your health, birds, and the environment, vote against it.
Volunteer removing tamarisk from riparian habitat.
Photo. Abby Burk/Audubon
Restore Riparian Habitat
Longmont, CO | Oct 10
Help us remove invasive tamarisk from St. Vrain Creek. Tamarisk pose a major threat to watershed health across the West, costing billions of dollars in degraded habitat and lost water. Enjoy views of the Front Range as you restore riparian habitat!
Habitat Hero Garden Planting
Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon
Plant a Native Garden
Fort Collins, CO | Oct 15
Want to make Fort Collins a little more bird-friendly? Help plant a Habitat Hero garden for Lesher Middle School! Email John Kloster-Prew (jklosterprew@audubon.org) if you’d like to help!
Citizen science in the field
Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon
Rocky Mountain Citizen Science Conference
Cody, WY | Nov 29 – Dec 1 
Learn about community science and network with others in the field! Registration for this Audubon-sponsored event closes Nov 15.
Western Grebe. Melissa Groo/Audubon Photography Awards
Western Grebe. Melissa Groo/Audubon Photography Awards
Year of the Bird: Global Big Day
October 6
Participate in one of the largest community science efforts by watching birds on October 6 and submitting your observations on eBird. 
Ways to Enjoy Birds This Month
Ferruginous Hawk
Migration Day
Kemmerer, WY |Oct 5 – 6
We’ve partnered with HawkWatch International to create a unique weekend of bird and hawk watching fun! Join us Friday night for bird identification and photography presentations followed by a birding trip and day of hawk watching at Commissary Ridge on Saturday. Attend Migration Day
Ferruginous Hawk. Photo: Steve Lefkovits/Audubon Photography Awards
Northern Saw-whet Owls. Photo: Zach Hutchinson/Audubon
Owl Banding
Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, WY | Oct 5 – Nov 3
Northern Saw-whet Owl banding is an amazing opportunity to learn about research and see one of the country’s cutest birds up close. Space is limited and filling up fast! Attend owl banding
Northern Saw-whet Owls. Photo: Zach Hutchinson/Audubon
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Our staff work hard to protect the birds and places you love in Colorado and Wyoming. We are 100 percent self-funded and grateful for support from bird-lovers like you.
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