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Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society

Santa Fe & Northern New Mexico

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Sangre de Cristo mountains over Santa Fe

Welcome to the Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society

We are a recognized chapter of the National Audubon Society, with a membership region that covers most of north-central New Mexico and includes Santa Fe, Taos, Los Alamos, Las Vegas and many other communities. We take our name from the iconic Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which extend from the Colorado border to just south of Santa Fe. Habitats within our region range from riparian areas along the Rio Grande, Pecos and Canadian rivers to the short-grass prairie of eastern New Mexico and forested mountains that in places rise above timberline to over 13,000 feet.
As part of one of the nation’s oldest and most effective science-based environmental organizations, we focus on educating the public and advocating for a wide variety of conservation issues that will help preserve diverse species and their habitats for decades to come.
We recognize that Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society represents a landscape that has been occupied for millennia by peoples of diverse cultural backgrounds. We honor that diversity and believe that just as we strive to protect biodiversity, we must include and respect the many peoples and cultures that call northern New Mexico home.

Conservation in Focus

Support the Roadless Rule

Sangre de Cristo Chapter has submitted comments to the Federal Register opposing the USDA’s proposed cancellation of the 2001 Roadless Rule, which has effectively limited damage to large parts of our National Forests and has had wide bipartisan support.

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Field Trips

Lesser Prairie Chicken Lek Viewing

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Sangre De Cristo Audubon has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to have a blind for viewing the dance of the Lesser Prairie Chicken on the morning of April 9th.   Only a small number will be allowed for this showing.   

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Programs

Birding the Texas Coast

Presented by Evalyn Bemis
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 — 7:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church

Attwater’s Prairie Chicken on a large private prairie ranch; herons, migratory birds and Aplomado Falcon on the coast near Corpus Christi; Aransas and Brazoria NWR; Bolivar Peninsula, High Island and Anahuac near Houston.

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