All of the following organizations are dedicated to research and education about birds, and all of them offer significant opportunities for volunteers.

HawkWatch International
A Utah-based organization dedicated to preserving raptors and the ecosystems they depend on. Some of HWI’s most exciting work is done right here in the Great Basin.

Lahontan Audubon Society
This Reno-based Audubon chapter is especially active in environmental education. Plus, it supplies the community with an excellent program of regular field trips and monthly meetings.

Red Rock Audubon Society
Based in Las Vegas, the Red Rock Audubon Society is a community organization focusing on birding in southern nevada and surrounding areas.

Nevada Wilderness Project
This organization combines activism with on-the-ground study of proposed wilderness areas in Nevada. Of particular interest to Nevada’s birders is NWP’s current work to get Wilderness designation for the McCullough Mountains of far southern Nevada.

Partners In Flight
An international consortium of over 100 agencies and institutions committed to the cause of bird conservation. Major initiatives of PIF include monitoring and inventory, research, management, and education programs.

Point Reyes Bird Observatory
One of the oldest and most successful bird observatories in America. PRBO is located in Marin County (California), a birder’s mecca.

Birding around Las Vegas
Jim Boone, a member of the very active Las Vegas birding community, offers a guide to birding around Las Vegas. Good source for places to go, if you are visiting southern Nevada.


Important Bird Areas.


NVBIRDS listserver archive.