Montezuma Audubon Center

Protecting birds and the places they need

Bald Eagle Photo: Bryce Flynn/Audubon Photography Awards

Welcome to the Montezuma Audubon Center, a state-owned facility operated through a cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon Society. We are dedicated to enhancing the habitat of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex and surrounding Important Bird Areas. The Montezuma Wetlands Complex is Audubon’s first globally significant Important Bird Area.

Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds, other wildlife, and the habitat that supports them. Our national network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in conservation. www.audubon.org

Cerulean Warbler. Photo: Charlie Trapani/Audubon Photography Awards

NEWS & INFORMATION

Volunteer Opportunities

As the Montezuma Audubon Center grows in reaching out to communities with programming, increasing patronage, and adding to amenities that establish us as a destination, we have a heightened need for support from volunteers. Click here to view the list of volunteer opportunities that will help us protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Submit this volunteer form to montezuma@audubon.org.

MARSH! Events

Join us in 2024 for invasive species removal, native garden, tree planting, and seed collecting projects across the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. These events will take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9AM from April through October. After a morning of work, lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Call 315-365-3588 or email montezuma@audubon.org with questions. 

Click on the links below to register for a MARSH! event.

Wednesday, September 18- Seed Collection

Saturday, September 28- Seed Collection

Wednesday, October 2- Seed Collection

Wednesday, October 9- Seed Collection

MARSH! volunteers collecting seed at the Seneca Meadows Wetland Preserve.

Youth Waterfowl Hunt and Waterfowl Hunter Education Course

The 17th Annual Robert F. DeRoo Memorial Youth Waterfowl Hunt is a free event for youth ages 12-15 to celebrate conservation through educational programs and hunting activities. A waterfowl hunter education course will be offerred on Saturday, September 21 at 1PM, the dinner is on Saturday, September 21 at 5PM, and the waterfowl hunt is Saturday, September 28. Click here to download the registration forms.

Youth Waterfowl Hunter with His Guide. Photo: Montezuma Audubon Center

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