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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

Protect Chaco Canyon

Our Chapter has written to urge rejection of the Federal proposal to reduce or eliminate the buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park which restricts oil and gas drilling and other development that is potentially damaging to the integrity and cultural value of Chaco Canyon.

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Field Trips

Field Trip to Los Luceros

Sunday, November 1st, 2026 – 8:00 – 11:00 AM
Leader: Rick Rockman, rockmanrjr@gmail.com

Los Luceros is a scenic and beautiful historic site on the Rio Grande. The trip affords easy walking past historic buildings and through fields, an orchard, a trail through the bosque, the Rio Grande, and a pond. The site is an Audubon Important Bird Area because of the variety of habitats and the resulting variety of birds.

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Programs

How Climate Change is Changing Bird Migration

Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church
Speaker: Josiah Lavender, University of New Mexico

Climate change poses numerous threats for bird populations through warming and habitat changes. Research on climate change and birds has surged in the last decade, providing insights into how birds are responding to these threats.

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Events at Randall Davey Center

Stargazing with Valles Caldera Rangers, Nov. 7

Join visiting park rangers and night sky volunteers from Valles Caldera National Preserve with a night under the stars for an urban stargazing experience on Saturday, November 7th, 2026, from 6:00-9:00pm at the Randall Davey Audubon Center in Santa Fe, NM!

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