Donation Categories
Join Rivers & Birds’ Earth stewardship efforts. Your gift promotes environmental care and education for present and future generations in the upper Rio Grande Watershed.
Become a Rivers & Birds’ member to help make our mission possible and build community through special outings and events throughout the year.
Contribute to a native tree planting on public lands as part of ongoing habitat restoration and reforestation. In the past 24 years, Rivers & Birds’ students have planted over 700 trees!
Put Paint on the Palette - $75
Provide Taos youth with materials to paint a community mural, enriching the townscape with valuable new perspectives on the natural world.
Make A Stand for Public Lands - $200
Sustain our efforts to protect the integrity of Taos’ landscape and the health of our ecosystems by conserving land for present and future generations. Rivers & Birds has already led community efforts resulting in the permanent protection of over 308,000 acres of beautiful wild lands in Taos County.
Sponsor a high school student to be part of a Rivers & Birds farm crew. Students will learn about diverse agricultural practices while supporting farmers with the help they need to grow food. Your donation will provide a student with wages for 8 weeks during the summer and a farmer with a stipend for their valuable mentorship.
Give a class of public school kids the gear, guides and transportation they need to trek intrepidly into nature, raft the river, or learn to rock climb as part of our longstanding Kids in the Monument or Students Explore Wilderness programs.
Rivers & Birds is a non-profit, tax exempt corporation under IRC section 501(c)(3).
All contributions are tax deductible as provided by law.
How Rivers & Birds uses funds
Other Ways to give
By Mail:
Rivers & Birds
PO Box 819
Arroyo Seco, NM 87514
By Phone:
(575) 779-9665
By Email:
Send an email to RiversandBirds@gmail.com with your name and phone number and we will contact you to take a donation over the phone.
Estate Planning and Endowments:
Support Rivers & Birds programs through planned giving or endowment contributions. These options offer significant benefits to you, the donor, and provide the financial stability that enables Rivers & Birds to thrive. If you are interested in giving in this way, please contact us any of the ways listed above.
Stock Donations:
We now accept stock donations. Please contact us and we can organize a transfer with your financial advisor. This a great option for tax savings.