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For other Arizona Game and Fish Department publications go to Wildlife Publications

Download Watching Arizona's Wildlife Booklet. This booklet is a family-oriented wildlife viewing skills guide to help people enjoy Arizona wildlife by becoming more knowledgeable about where, when and how to have positive wildlife viewing experiences.

The Arizona State trails system has 550 trails mapped, rated and designed to take on your next trip - Arizona State Trails Guide

The 2006 edition of the Southeastern Arizona Birding Trail map/guide is now available! The new edition includes 52 bird-rich and birder-friendly locations. Winner of the 2007 Arizona Governor’s Tourism Award for Best Practices/Cooperative Marketing! http://www.seazbirdingtrail.com/sabtsite.htm

For maps within Arizona, go to the Arizona Public Lands Website. You can customize maps to fit your interests.

Explore Arizona! is a new book/map store and one-stop shop for federal and state materials and publications on recreation, natural history, natural resources, and environment, with an emphasis on Arizona's public lands. The center is located in Phoenix.  

Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine - The bi-monthly, award winning magazine is full of in-depth and entertaining coverage of a variety of interesting topics, wildlife, and activities across the state.

Arizona eNews - Free! Get the latest news and information on wildlife watching, fishing, hunting and conservation, boating and more - delivered to your computer.

Buy Your Migratory Bird Stamp

One of the most important, yet least-understood, bird-conservation tools in this country is the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. If you're a waterfowl hunter in the U.S, buying this "Duck Stamp" each year is required by law. If you're a bird educator, birdwatcher, wildlife watcher, wildlife photographer, or conservation-minded citizen, you should simply go out and buy a Stamp.

Fully 98 cents out of every dollar collected from the sale of these Stamps goes to the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and grasslands for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The annual Stamp costing $15 is available at most U.S. Post Offices. Wildlife enthusiasts can emphasize that purchasing a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp is simple, and it will give the holder the satisfaction of knowing that she or he is contributing directly to the protection of America's bird and associated wildlife habitats. The 2008-2009 stamp is illustrated here.

For more Stamp background, click HERE.

Kids and Education Links

• Materials collected in the Resources for Teachers, Kids and Planners pages on the U.S. Forest Service’s NatureWatch website are excellent resources developed on the subjects of wildlife, fish, and wildflower viewing, nature-tourism, and environmental education/interpretation.

• The Bureau of Land Management's Learning Landscapes page provides valuable links for teachers, students, tourists, and volunteers. It presents educational and enrichment opportunities associated with the 258 million acres of public lands that BLM manages.  The BLM’s "Take It Outside" program promotes and supports outdoor activities and experiences, including wildlife viewing, for children on the public lands.

• Kids between ages 6–12 can become a Junior Ranger at most Arizona State Parks! Curriculums for teachers are available and many of the State Parks have programming for children. At the park, ask for a full Junior Ranger booklet at the Visitor Center, Ranger Station or office.

• The National Park Service's National Interpretation and Education website provides many links to a vast assortment of information and activities.

• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Students' and Educators' pages include links to curriculum resources and activities, as well as community service projects.

• Focus Wild Arizona is the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s award-winning environmental education program. This program promotes not only a sense of awareness and stewardship of the world around us, but also uses the environment as a context for learning science, social studies, math and language arts.
  
  Family Nature Clubs are springing up across the country. Families gather once a month to share adventures in the outdoors. The excursions are informal; no dues, no meetings, just meet to enjoy outdoor experiences together. Activities can include nature hikes, geocaching, bird watching and many communitiy-based service learning projects. Download a free Tool Kit at 
  
  Get the National Wildlife Federation's Where the Wild Things Are Guide for Educators and Parents to use at home and at school. Part of the National Be Out There campaign to connect kids and families with nature at home, at schools, and in their communities.

Related Links   

• Arizona Office of Tourism has numerous venues to showcase the natural attractions that make Arizona unique among all the states. Go to www.ArizonaGuide.com and see the “Where to go” and “What to do” tabs to refine your choices of nature-oriented activities.
• The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Program strives to manage humans and wildlife while providing positive wildlife experiences. 
• Arizona State Parks - Managing and conserving Arizona's natural, cultural and recreational resources for the benefit of the people, both in our Parks and through partnerships.
  In Arizona, each National Park and Monument provides nature links directly from their home pages. Pick a park from Arizona's list and start exploring!
• See the Arizona Watchable Wildlife Page and links at the Bureau of Land Management site - The BLM is committed to managing and protecting the lands, natural attractions, and sensitive areas so that the areas and activities which are most important to you are still available for years to come.
• National Audubon Society - Arizona State Office and Local Chapters/Affiliates - Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
• The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
• Visit the Texas Nature Tourism site for information on many aspects of nature tourism from general overviews to instructional details. From a wildlife conservation perspective, the goals of nature-based tourism are to promote habitat conservation, promote sustainable economic development, and build broad-based public support for wildlife conservation programs. 
• Watchable Wildlife, Inc. is committed to helping local communities realize the economic potential of nature-related recreation while conserving native plants and animals in their natural habitats.
• Wildlife for Tomorrow is a fundraising non-profit foundation enhancing the protection, management and enjoyment of Arizona wildlife. The Foundation works closely with the Arizona Game and Fish Department as its 501 C (3) charity identifying needs where state funding sources are inadequate and distributing donor's tax deductible gifts to benefit our state's diverse and treasured wildlife resources.
• The Arizona Wildlife Federation is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and assisting individuals and organizations to value, conserve, enhance, manage, and protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.